need help with progressive scan dvd player

[robyoung]

I have a 65" Mitsubishi (I do not know the model # off hand, I purchased it last year and I do not think they make it anymore) HDTV and I purchased a Toshiba Progressive scan DVD player. The salesman told me that if I hooked this up to my digital tv that it would produce 1080 images. When I hit the info button on my remote it says that the signal is 480p. Is this the best I am going to get? I feel stupid if I am assuming that I would actually get a 1080 picture. Is this because my tv is not a progressive scan tv? I have the DVD hooked up to the 480i/480p component inputs on the back of my tv. Do I have it hooked up wrong? I have seen DVDs played on progressive scan tvs in stores and they look very lifelike and different than my picture. If anyone has any answers I would appreciate it

[AdminJoe]

Salesman was wrong..
DVD can only produce 480p pic......

[grif32]

Progressive scan = 480P

High Def = 1080I

Tell your salesmen to get another job....

[slc1t]

robyoung,

I can't help but refer you to my recent post in the progressive scan dialogue. Progressive scan should look dang good. Who cares if it is 480p or 1080i? All that technical stuff is bs if your picture doesn't look good. True progressive scan should have your eyes dancing with delight. With that said, here is what I have found out about the new Mitsubishi hdtvs...

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To close out my issue. I just received my mitsubishi ws-65905 back. I can not even begin to describe the difference between the 65711 and 65905 with progressive scan. The 65905 blows the 65711 out of the water! I have had the 65711 in my house for 2 months now and have tried all kinds of things to improve 480p. NOTHING WORKED. Some things helped -- a little. 480p on the 65905 looks better than movies in the theater -- you cannot see any artifacting -- no scan lines. Everything is crystal clear. The 65711 looks like a low quality mpeg. I don't care what anyone else says -- i tried 3 different progressive scan dvd players on the 65711 -- Denon, Pioneer, and my toshiba sd-9200 nothing helped. that set is a piece of junk and does not accept a true 480p signal. I also looked at 3 different 65711 units -- all having the same problems.

My point is...your monitor does matter. And just because a company has produced high quality stuff in the past doesn't mean they will continue to do it. Mitsubishi has seriously degraded their picture quality over the last 3 years. I looked at D-VHS on the 65711 and that didn't even look as good as 480p on the 65905.

A lot of people have been complaining on different boards about new mitsubishi hdtvs and the replys are always 1) turn down contrast, 2) avia dvd disc, blah blah blah. I'll give a quick honest answer. mitsubishi sets suck...at least for right now. But boy did they make a beaty in 2000 with the 65905! I love it.

Take care and always do your homework. No one should be giving advice unless they have looked at the set themselves. I wish everyone happy viewing and a great 2003.

Chet in Boise.