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spamboy
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I'm not sure if this should be on the PJ forum, but as more of a computer geek I feel more comfotable here ;-)
I've noticed on the newer entry level sony and panasonic widescreen projectors the resolution is 858x484. Looking at the DVD Faq from http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#3.4.1 it mentions that the horizontal resolution of DVD is 720 pixels.
Why do these pj's have the larger resolution? How is is used? From my experience with computer LCD's running anything but the native resolution produces poor results, so is the image modified to fit the wider panel? I'd rather have a pixel by pixel display.
I'm mainly asking as I'm thinking of buying a pj second hand, which is most likely going to be 800x600 (as I'm on a limited budget), if I'm playing dvd's will there be any scaling involved to fit on the panel?
Thanks,
SB
I've noticed on the newer entry level sony and panasonic widescreen projectors the resolution is 858x484. Looking at the DVD Faq from http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#3.4.1 it mentions that the horizontal resolution of DVD is 720 pixels.
Why do these pj's have the larger resolution? How is is used? From my experience with computer LCD's running anything but the native resolution produces poor results, so is the image modified to fit the wider panel? I'd rather have a pixel by pixel display.
I'm mainly asking as I'm thinking of buying a pj second hand, which is most likely going to be 800x600 (as I'm on a limited budget), if I'm playing dvd's will there be any scaling involved to fit on the panel?
Thanks,
SB