Comments on: Oppo DV-981HD http://www.distantparts.com/2006/12/31/111/ Random thoughts from a far off place Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:52:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Distant Parts » Blog Archive » Oppo 981HD and DVD Recorders http://www.distantparts.com/2006/12/31/111/#comment-3168 Distant Parts » Blog Archive » Oppo 981HD and DVD Recorders Sun, 04 Feb 2007 14:32:25 +0000 http://www.distantparts.com/2006/12/31/111/#comment-3168 [...] Just a quick update on my Oppo 981HD. [...] [...] Just a quick update on my Oppo 981HD. [...]

]]> By: Steven http://www.distantparts.com/2006/12/31/111/#comment-2418 Steven Thu, 04 Jan 2007 22:27:14 +0000 http://www.distantparts.com/2006/12/31/111/#comment-2418 I just tried viewing some JPEG files from an old DVD backup. They don't look like they're using the full resolution of my screen, although they're not unpleasant to look at. I suspect the DVD decoder chip is just scaling the pictures down to SD PAL, then this is being upscaled to the TV resolution. I just tried viewing some JPEG files from an old DVD backup. They don’t look like they’re using the full resolution of my screen, although they’re not unpleasant to look at. I suspect the DVD decoder chip is just scaling the pictures down to SD PAL, then this is being upscaled to the TV resolution.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.distantparts.com/2006/12/31/111/#comment-2414 Stephen Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:28:03 +0000 http://www.distantparts.com/2006/12/31/111/#comment-2414 Have you tried writing high-res jpeg photos to DVD, and viewing them using the Oppo? I'm curious to know what the look like on an HDTV - and whether the Oppo can produce true HD output given a high-res source image. Have you tried writing high-res jpeg photos to DVD, and viewing them using the Oppo? I’m curious to know what the look like on an HDTV - and whether the Oppo can produce true HD output given a high-res source image.

]]> By: Steven http://www.distantparts.com/2006/12/31/111/#comment-2333 Steven Mon, 01 Jan 2007 22:33:46 +0000 http://www.distantparts.com/2006/12/31/111/#comment-2333 Happy New Year Stephen. Sounds like you got a good deal on your Toshiba. I hope you've got lots of HD material prerecorded on your SkyHD box for testing purposes :-) You could go with the 971H for £165, as your Toshiba doesn't support 1080p. However, the 981HD is black, which would go very nicely with your Toshiba and SkyHD box. Happy New Year Stephen.

Sounds like you got a good deal on your Toshiba. I hope you’ve got lots of HD material prerecorded on your SkyHD box for testing purposes :-)

You could go with the 971H for £165, as your Toshiba doesn’t support 1080p. However, the 981HD is black, which would go very nicely with your Toshiba and SkyHD box.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.distantparts.com/2006/12/31/111/#comment-2332 Stephen Mon, 01 Jan 2007 21:52:35 +0000 http://www.distantparts.com/2006/12/31/111/#comment-2332 Happy New Year! I may buy one of these... my HDTV will be delivered tomorrow. I got a Toshiba 37WLT66 for £799 at Comet (about £20 more than the version without the Freeview tuner at various online stores, but I was prepared to pay the extra anyway for a local store and somewhere I could use £100 worth of vouchers I had - meaning I only had to pay out £699). Happy New Year!

I may buy one of these… my HDTV will be delivered tomorrow. I got a Toshiba 37WLT66 for £799 at Comet (about £20 more than the version without the Freeview tuner at various online stores, but I was prepared to pay the extra anyway for a local store and somewhere I could use £100 worth of vouchers I had - meaning I only had to pay out £699).

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