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HDMI vs SCART on DVD player

  • 04-09-2008 3:05pm
    #1
    preilly79
    Closed Accounts Posts: 627 ✭✭✭


    Hi guys!

    Simple one really ... I have a DVD player with both SCART and HDMI out. To me the picture on my 40" Phillips Plasma looks pretty good via SCART, but would HDMI make that much of a difference? Is it worth the money to use a HDMI cable?

    Cheers!
    Phil


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  • #2
    AlkalineAcid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 281 ✭✭AlkalineAcid


    It made a great difference on my 40". Don't think of paying €100 for a HDMI cable. Just get a cheap PlayStation one from GameStop and the picture quality will still improve. Don't pay more than about €30 for one.


  • #3
    p15574
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 772 ✭✭✭p15574


    You'll get an equally good HDMI cable for a tenner.


  • #4
    MediaTank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭MediaTank


    If the DVD player supports upscaling (usually to 1080i) over HDMI then to most people (including me) the picture quality will be better. As others have said buy a cheap HDMI cable and give it a go.

    MT


  • #5
    AlkalineAcid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 281 ✭✭AlkalineAcid


    MediaTank wrote: »
    If the DVD player supports upscaling (usually to 1080i) over HDMI then to most people (including me) the picture quality will be better. As others have said buy a cheap HDMI cable and give it a go.

    MT

    My first DVD with HDMI didn't even upscale. I think it was only at 576i. Still made quite a difference.


  • #6
    preilly79
    Closed Accounts Posts: 627 ✭✭✭preilly79


    Thanks guys. My DVD player doesn't upscale but i'll give it a try (edit: I just found out that it does. news to me!). Where might one get a HDMI cable for €10?

    Cheers


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  • #7
    mathias
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,174 ✭✭✭mathias


    Argos do one for €7.99. It works as well as any other.


  • #8
    preilly79
    Closed Accounts Posts: 627 ✭✭✭preilly79


    Thanks Guys,

    I picked one up yesterday on GameStop for a tenner and I'm truly surprised with the improvement. I didn't know upscaling would look so damn good, I now wonder whether I should get blu-ray or not :)


  • #9
    Rsaeire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,888 ✭✭✭Rsaeire


    If you think the quality when upscaling DVD is good then you will love Blu-ray. Not only does it give you increased clarity and detail but the colour reproduction is amazing. For great demo material look to the CGI animated movies such as Cars, Ratatouille, The Ant Bully etc and also standard movies such as I Am Legend, i-Robot and Batman Begins.


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