Something bugs me a little every time I purchase a DVD...
My parents have a home theater projector setup, with a relatively low quality NEC LCD projector (VT460 I think). I've been more or less in charge of the research and purchasing decisions of the enterprise, but I'm no expert in this kind of stuff.
We've gone through about 4 or 5 DVD players before settling on the Harmon Kardon DVD 27, and this seemed to eliminate most of the interlacing/progessive scan quality problems that were evident with cheaper players.
Now it seems that the limiting factor of the video quality is the projector's low contrast ratio and brightness. I've played a few HD movie trailers from Apple's site by connecting my computer to the projector, and haven't noticed a great deal of improvement from DVD... although the projector can only achieve 1024x768, not the full 720p.
As I'm looking to purchase a projector myself sometime in the future, my question is whether I should wait for the embrace of next generation formats (Blu-Ray, ect) and save up for HDMI capable equipment, or if DVD really isn't that bad and there's no sense in spending all the extra money. In other words, is DVD a considerable limiting factor in a home theater?
Obviously, the dvds themselves range in quality, but let's assume I'm buying the best editions/print transfers available (criterion, ect.)
My parents have a home theater projector setup, with a relatively low quality NEC LCD projector (VT460 I think). I've been more or less in charge of the research and purchasing decisions of the enterprise, but I'm no expert in this kind of stuff.
We've gone through about 4 or 5 DVD players before settling on the Harmon Kardon DVD 27, and this seemed to eliminate most of the interlacing/progessive scan quality problems that were evident with cheaper players.
Now it seems that the limiting factor of the video quality is the projector's low contrast ratio and brightness. I've played a few HD movie trailers from Apple's site by connecting my computer to the projector, and haven't noticed a great deal of improvement from DVD... although the projector can only achieve 1024x768, not the full 720p.
As I'm looking to purchase a projector myself sometime in the future, my question is whether I should wait for the embrace of next generation formats (Blu-Ray, ect) and save up for HDMI capable equipment, or if DVD really isn't that bad and there's no sense in spending all the extra money. In other words, is DVD a considerable limiting factor in a home theater?
Obviously, the dvds themselves range in quality, but let's assume I'm buying the best editions/print transfers available (criterion, ect.)
