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[Press Release} 14th Annual Actorfest New York, an actor's tradeshow
ACTORFEST® New York sends our thoughts and prayers to the Americans in the Gulf Coast.
Back Stage®
Presents the 14th Annual
ACTORFEST® NEW YORK
October 29, 2005
9am - 5pm
New York Marriot Marquis
1535 Broadway
New York, NY (August 31, 2005) -...
Create an Outdoor Theatre
Everybody likes a family movie night. Now imagine having a family movie night in your own back yard! When the summer heat is on, its often too hot in the house to relax. When you have a personal theatre outdoors, you can relax at night time in the...
DVD Online Club - Why I Went With the Best and Cheapest Way to Rent Movies
Out: Driving to the local video store to rent a video.
In: Visiting a DVD online club to rent a video to have it sent to your home effortlessly.
Out: Waiting in long lines at the local video store.
In: Choosing which movies to have sent to...
Is Online DVD Rental Or Pay-Per-View The Best Way To Get Your Movies?
With renting methods such as online DVD rental and pay-per-view, it seems almost old-fashioned to go to the rental store. But with all the different ways to get the latest movies, which way is the best? Well, that depends on what is important to...
What's so special about free satellite TV deals?
Nowadays, I am sure that you are seeing ads for free satellite TV everywhere. It is even more significant now as Dish Network and DirecTV, the two satellite TV big-boys, are fighting hard to lead in the market. Most of these satellite TV deals are...
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Should a HDMI DVD player be your next home theater purchase?
Thinking about getting an HDMI DVD player? Whether you've heard the buzz surrounding the latest generation of DVD players or have an HDTV and want a player to connect it to, the information on this page will help.
HDMI stands for High Definition Multimedia Interface. Its the standard connector for high definition TV and video kit and is a lossless, all-digital audio/ video interface which as well as supporting HD content also carries standard definition (SD) and enhanced definition (ED) video.
Deciding which HDMI DVD player to get is becoming more difficult as more and more devices arrive on the market. Prices range from a very reasonable $200 or so for the Toshiba SD-5970 to a couple of thousand dollars for devices at the high-end.
The Toshiba HDMI DVD player, like the other high definition players, up-converts the DVD-Video content on regular DVD discs to either 720p or 1080i high definition resolution. As well as do everything you
would expect of a DVD player, the Toshiba SD-5970 has a couple of tricks up its sleeve. Its progressive scan output, when connected to an HDTV using the HDMI connector, provides twice the number of scan lines present on a normal DVD picture. This means higher resolution, sharper and flicker free images which have none of the motion artifacts, such as stepping, often seen on less expensive DVD players.
Also, the SD-5970 performs, what's known as 3:2 pulldown reversal. This basically means that it corrects the distorion which is caused by translating 24 frames per second film to 30 frames per second video.
The Toshiba SD-5970 is relatively inexpensive for an HDMI DVD player, yet it marks a huge leap in terms of improvement in image quality. More expensive players are better still and best of all, becasue this is a relatively new market prices are sure to fall making even a very good HDMI DVD player within the reach fo any DVD enthusiast.
About the Author
Kenny Hemphill is the editor and publisher of The HDTV Tuner
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