HDMI DVD Player DivX Mpeg 4 £41.11 (+P&P)!!!

moob_2

Great deal for an upscaling DVD player with HDMI output - useful for those of you with an HD READY tv. The regular price is a bargain - at around £5 more, but I believe this is a 'Today only' deal at Scan - you will need to scroll down a bit to find the deal - it is featured in a picture.

http://www.scan.co.uk/todayonly/

Scan DV245 Progressive Scan DVD Player HDMI/Video/DiVX/PhotoCD/MP3/Mpeg4 Card Reader - SD/MS/MMC


The elegant DV245 DVD Player features a multitude of video and audio options. Housed behind a slim case, this powerful audio/video master packs a punch worthy of any Hollywood heavyweight.

• Formats: DVD, MPEG4, CDR, CDRW, Photo CD/DVD
• Output: 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i
• Data Inputs: MS, MMC, SD, USB1.1
• Progressive Scan
• Audio: Dolby Digital
• Interfaces: Composite, S-Video, RGB Scart, Y/Cb/Cr , HDMI
• HD Up scaling

Connections:

• 1 x Component Video Out
• 1 x Composite (Phono) Video Out
• 1 x HDMI
• 1 x SCART
• 1 x S Video

Chris123_2

Direct Link

Do these upscalling DVDs work?

moob_2

Chris123 wrote:

Direct Link

Do these upscalling DVDs work?

They most certainly do!

I viewed Star Wars III via HDMI at 1080i on my Sharp 42XD1E and it was amazing - the difference in detail is astounding, colours are more vibrant and audio is crystal clear via hdmi.

By the way, I put the original link there because the direct link does not take you to the 1 day offer page where you can buy it for about £5 less.:cool:

mking007

woolworths do them for £39.99 instore, hdmi and divx and card reader

moob_2

Does it have progressive scan and what brand is it? Can't see it online.

Anarchist

moob wrote:

They most certainly do!

I viewed Star Wars III via HDMI at 1080i on my Sharp 42XD1E and it was amazing - the difference in detail is astounding, colours are more vibrant and audio is crystal clear via hdmi.

By the way, I put the original link there because the direct link does not take you to the 1 day offer page where you can buy it for about £5 less.:cool:

Sigh

No, they don't work, they are a gimmick. The more vibrant colours and clearer audio is because of the digital (HDMI) connection in place of the analogue (component/scart), NOT because it upscales.

99% of TV's upscale better than these cheapo upscaling DVD players.

moob_2

Anarchist wrote:

Sigh

No, they don't work, they are a gimmick. The more vibrant colours and clearer audio is because of the digital (HDMI) connection in place of the analogue (component/scart), NOT because it upscales.

99% of TV's upscale better than these cheapo upscaling DVD players.

So, you're saying that traditional DVD Video over a lesser horizonal resolution is superior?

Never heard of TV's upscaling, that's news to me - I was under the impression it was the source input that determined upscaling.

showman36

mking007 wrote:

woolworths do them for £39.99 instore, hdmi and divx and card reader

Does it have progressive scan and what brand is it? Can't see it online.

Doh!!!!!!!!

moob_2

showman36 wrote:

Doh!!!!!!!!

Indeed, but I was looking for it online to see if they had the specs.

Why has this forum been overrun by pedants all of a sudden?:rolleyes:

showman36

moob wrote:

Indeed, but I was looking for it online to see if they had the specs.

Why has this forum been overrun by pedants all of a sudden?:rolleyes:

Dunno,I think the idiots seemed to have taken over from the Pedants.

Anarchist

moob wrote:

So, you're saying that traditional DVD Video over a lesser horizonal resolution is superior?

Never heard of TV's upscaling, that's news to me - I was under the impression it was the source input that determined upscaling.

Sigh. Of course the TV upscales. Think...

HD Plasma TV = 768 lines (typical), DVD = 480/576 lines (typically). It doesnt just display the image on a 1:1 pixel mapping and use only 576 lines, it scales the image to fill the screen, using all 768 lines.

The TV cannot reduce the amount of pixels it has, it just (up)scales the image that the source has fed it to fit.

Upscaling DVD players ARE a gimmick. Unless you're paying decent cash for a Denon etc which will process the image better than the TVs built in image processing.