BluRay and HDTV Display Considerations

[Lin Evans]

There is some relevant information available on the web concerning BluRay and HDTV which may be of interest to those who have not yet purchased a high definition television. Today there are three different technologies which are available along with some variations of these basic themes. Also all BluRay players and burners are not created equally versatile.

I found this explanation which was put out by LG (A manufacturer of high quality television receivers). Keep in mind when reading that there will be some bias toward LG and that other very high quality systems such as Samsung, Visio, Sharp, Sony, Panasonic, etc., are probably just as good and in some cases perhaps even better. But it is nice that LG produces a very thorough explanation of differences here and I think it's worth reading for the value of the general information. To begin, a quote from the site which is of interest:

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There are three varieties of 1080p:

• 1080p/60 indicates that each frame is repeated twice every 30th of a second, a format increasingly found in high-definition camcorders;
• 1080p/30, the standard frame rate for live or recorded HD video; and,
• 1080p/24, which displays the same 24 frames per second as standard movie film, and the standard Blu-ray frame rate used to preserve the film frame rate the filmmakers intended.

Not all Blu-ray players can output 1080p/24 and not all HDTVs can display all three 1080p frame rates.

However, all LG Full HD 1080p LCD and plasma HDTVs are capable of displaying all three 1080p frame rates via either HDMI or component video connections without the digital flim-flam found on lesser-endowed HDTVs. Plus, LG's 24p Real Cinema processing further enhances the reproduction of films on Blu-ray when connected to the 1080p/24-capable LG BD300 Network Blu-Ray Disc Player.

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Link to good information:

http://us.lge.com/CES2009/education/benefits.html

Lin

[Scorpion]

Consider a TV with a "Media Play" option and you won't need a blu-ray player or laptop to view your .mp4 shows in HD on your TV.

Samsung LCD TVs series 6 have this option and can playback .mp4 files created in PicToExe from a memory stick slotted into a USB port on the TV.

Other mainstream TV manufacturers no doubt offer similar Media Play options.

The TV creates a menu from the files and illustrates each entry with an icon created from the first frame of the show.

The picture and sound quality is excellent, as is to be expected from direct media input.

Providing the show format is 16 x 9 the image fills the screen, and for best colour reproduction set the TV display mode to "Cinema".

Shows in formats other than 16 x 9 need the option Pan and Scan disabled when creating the .mp4, this displays the image correctly with black bands on either side, failure to do so results in some cut off as the image is stretched to fill the frame.

For best results of course the image size of the originating slide show files should be 1920 x 1080.

[Lin Evans]

There are several options to play back hd on your own television without BluRay including TV's which have USB input provisions as well as by using Western Digital and similar media players, or even connecting your laptop and playing executable files via the HDMI inputs, but the primary reason for creating BluRay or HD optical media is to share with friends or clients.

Best regards,

Lin

[Scorpion]

The first line of my post identifies the forum readers the information is intended to benefit who's primary requirement is to view HD on their own TV with minimum hassle.

Regards, Ken