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Hi guys,
Have just purchased my first projector, the Sanyo VLP-Z2, and am using a PAL Xbox to play DVDs (with component cables).
I have noticed a kind of artifacting effect when playing DVDs. When I use the Z2's screensaver mode, it's crystal clear and I can actually appreciate how high the resolution is. But when I play DVDs, it looks low resolution. I've found that slightly blurring the image helps cover up some of the artefacts.
Shots from a long range, such as cityscapes, tend to look most pixellated, and bright shots are more prone to it than dark shots.
It's the same thing you see on computers when playing very compressed movies - could this be because I'm playing my DVDs from a PAL Xbox ? It's not so bad that I'm not loving watching movies, but I'd like to know if there's a way to stop it.
Would building a dedicated HTPC solve this problem, or is this just a limitation of the compression inherent to DVDs? I'd rather not spend a day building a HTPC only to find that image quality isn't improved.
Have just purchased my first projector, the Sanyo VLP-Z2, and am using a PAL Xbox to play DVDs (with component cables).
I have noticed a kind of artifacting effect when playing DVDs. When I use the Z2's screensaver mode, it's crystal clear and I can actually appreciate how high the resolution is. But when I play DVDs, it looks low resolution. I've found that slightly blurring the image helps cover up some of the artefacts.
Shots from a long range, such as cityscapes, tend to look most pixellated, and bright shots are more prone to it than dark shots.
It's the same thing you see on computers when playing very compressed movies - could this be because I'm playing my DVDs from a PAL Xbox ? It's not so bad that I'm not loving watching movies, but I'd like to know if there's a way to stop it.
Would building a dedicated HTPC solve this problem, or is this just a limitation of the compression inherent to DVDs? I'd rather not spend a day building a HTPC only to find that image quality isn't improved.