marshall010

Ok a few days back i got a new tv a viera 42 1080p full hd,after a few problems the shop we got it from sent out a tek guy to help us set it better which he did.......phew lol.

He told us that we would get a much better picture from hdmi cables and i kno a few people on here have vieras so i just wanted to kno how much better the pic would be?

Also how much better will the picture be on a hdmi dvd player on my tv cos my dvd player now looks cack on my new tv cheers for any help.

O and if u cant tell i kno nothing about hdmi and all that goes along with it

GC8

The quality of the advice will depend on the quality of the information that you provide.

SlimJ_2005

A HDMI DVD player will most likely upscale meaning you get better picture quality.

Also, no matter what any salesman says, don't spend any more than £5-£10 on a HDMI cable (depending on length of course). The £50 ones in a lot of stores will not give you a better picture quality!!

SlimJ_2005

And go to AVforums.com for more advice.

miff13

[QUOTE=SlimJ_2005;8432219]A HDMI DVD player will most likely upscale meaning you get better picture quality.QUOTE]

But the TV will already be upscaling won't it? So a new dvd player might not make a world of difference. I'm sure the HDMI connection will make a difference but will it turn a bad picture into a fantastic one?

Maybe your setup is still not right; I've got a really cheap dvd player hooked up to my viera via RGB scart, and the picture is very good.

Boro

iTrader: (1)

Did you upgrade from a decent CRT?

Maybe your DVD doesnt upscale and therefore doesnt take advantage of the HD aspect.

Do you have Sky HD? A PS3 or Xbox360?

If you dont have any HD hardware you wont really see the benefits.

corradoboy

The major benefit with HDMI is that it is a digital signal. Your TV is a digital display, so by removing the digital to analogue conversion before transmitting the signal via component/scart/composite or whatever analogue cable you were using, then removing the need for the panel to then convert it back to digital before scaling it to fit the displays native resolution is where the major quality benefit lies. Whether the DVD player does the scaling, or the TV does it simply depends on whether the player gives you the option to select a scaled or native output and which device you feel is doing the best job of it. Pay from £40 or so for a cheap upscaling HDMI player, and as said above, pay no more than a fiver for an HDMI cable.

marshall010

I have a xbox360 with an hdmi slot at the back and just wanted to kno if a hdmi cable would make the picture any better then the standard scart it comes with? i think i will try the rgb set up aswell

Boro

iTrader: (1)

In terms of the 360, the HDMI will transform the picture quality. Just remember to adjust the settings in the menu system to 1080p.

Proby521

iTrader: (1)

Boro, out of interest, If I'm using the 360 + hdmi, will the 360 upscale DVD's?? Just wondering as I have been using this setup for a while, I have no quarms about pic quality it's great. Just curious!

Proby

jaytc2003

iTrader: (1)

to sum it up, the better the input signal the better the output signal. Whilst upscaling dvd players can improve the signal, they aren't as good as a true hi def signal

Klaatu

I see and hear no difference between HDMI, composite and component in my setup, and I sussed it all out too. It's a scam, like the megapixel scam in the dSLR space.

corradoboy

Have a look at the images on THIS THREAD and tell me there's no difference !

GC8

The is a massive difference between composite and RGB, let alone component...

jaytc2003

iTrader: (1)

I agree, I recently tidied up some wiring going to my av amp and realised I has my xbox360 connected via composite. dont get me wrong the picture quality was still good, however when I sorted it to component, it was just sharper and more vivid

corradoboy

It's also worth mentioning that neither composite nor component carry audio, so you are unlikely to 'hear' any difference. If you are saying that you can't hear a difference between analogue phono stereo and digital (Dolby/DTS) 5.1/6.1/7.1/7.2/9.1/9.2/11.2 or whatever then you really should just buy a 14" Matsugongitronic portable and squint at it through you beer bottle glasses whilst enjoying the tinitus whistle in your head. Quality AV equipment is wasted on you

Coffin Dodger

GC8

Its true. Id like to help, but both of these original posts have been so vague and have demonstrated a complete and total lack of understanding that its hard to know what to say...

GC8

Like the fella the other week complaining that his new widescreen telly wasnt displaying DVDs as 'proper widescreen'. They were Panavision films with black bars mastered on to take them up to 1.79:1 !

Coffin Dodger

Think you should be made to take some kind of test before you buy into this type of technology just so that you know how to use it to it's full potential

The muppets in Comet/Currys/etc. don't help with all the misinformation they give out

Ant

The award of the biggest bs comment is ............


YOU


It makes me laugh when I watch football on sky hd and people come round saying they can't see a difference LOL.

And for the av test before buying I'm all up for it ! Where's the petition lol