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    HD/HDX on a 720p Projector

    I have a highly-rated Panasonic AX100U 720p projector which I love. I seem to think I see a slight edge in quality when I choose HDX over HD. Do you think this is possible and if so why, because it doesn't really make sense.
    Thanks.
    Frank

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    Re: HD/HDX on a 720p Projector

    One reason is that there's more "information" in the HDX file and so your projector accepts the 1080P picture and down converts it to it's native resolution. Could also be psychosomatic. Either way, it's up to you to choose whether you think the difference is worth the extra money.

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      Re: HD/HDX on a 720p Projector

      Frank1492, I do notice a diifference between HD and HDX movies, but I have a 1080P scope setup....It also depends on the encode, and the processing inside the projector....I've seen films that have more "pop" in HD than HDX believe it or not....One movie in HDX that shines, IMO, is Avatar.....

      I'm curious as to why you chose a 720P projector when there are a lot of 1080P sub-$1,000 models out there.....I have a BenQ W1000(it's about 2.5 years old right now and the thing is still a light cannon..)

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        Re: HD/HDX on a 720p Projector

        I bought the Pana AX100 in November of 2006. At that time most 1080's were prohibitively expensive (for me) and I don't think there were many. I paid under $2000 for it and I still love it. Bought it because it too was a light cannon. It's only when I'm reminded that it's not 1080 that I feel uncomfortable...
        The post was not to complain.
        While I have your ear, do you have any idea why I don't have an answer to my other post, where does Vudu get HDX when a movie isn't available on Blu-Ray? What is their source material?
        Thanks.
        Frank

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          Re: HD/HDX on a 720p Projector

          Originally posted by frank1492 View Post
          While I have your ear, do you have any idea why I don't have an answer to my other post, where does Vudu get HDX when a movie isn't available on Blu-Ray? What is their source material?
          Frank
          We get source content from the studios as it's available - my guess is that it takes more time/effort/money to master, manufacture, market, etc. BD versions of HD movies than it does to provide a version for digital streaming, so they haven't put a lot of their HD catalog out on BD format yet.

          Oh, and to answer your other question: our 1080p HDX streams are up to 9Mbps, vs 4.5Mbps for 720p HD. So downconverting the higher bitrate 1080p stream to 720p could still result in fewer compression artifacts, etc.

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            Re: HD/HDX on a 720p Projector

            Thanks!
            Now I need to know why I keep getting the following message on 1080 material, which makes 1080 pretty unwatchable:
            "Unable to stream this movie at the moment due to a network error. Please try again a little later."
            This is preceded by a "buffering" message.
            I have at least 15mbps of bandwidth, Netflix and Amazon on Demand work fine on my Roku. The Vudu app is on a Toshiba BD2500 BD player. The Vudu speed test indicates 1080p should work fine.
            Everything is on a hardwired Ethernet connection
            Thanks.
            Frank
            P.S. How do I go from 1080 to 720 in the middle of a rental?

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              Re: HD/HDX on a 720p Projector

              Originally posted by frank1492 View Post
              Thanks!
              Now I need to know why I keep getting the following message on 1080 material, which makes 1080 pretty unwatchable:
              "Unable to stream this movie at the moment due to a network error. Please try again a little later."
              This is preceded by a "buffering" message.
              I have at least 15mbps of bandwidth, Netflix and Amazon on Demand work fine on my Roku. The Vudu app is on a Toshiba BD2500 BD player. The Vudu speed test indicates 1080p should work fine.
              Everything is on a hardwired Ethernet connection
              Thanks.
              Frank
              P.S. How do I go from 1080 to 720 in the middle of a rental?
              There should be a button, that indicates HDX, HD or SD(which ever quality you're watching). Select this button and it will let you downgrade to HD.

              Have you tried opening any ports to make sure your router isn't hindering the stream at all? 13200-13299 TCP

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                Re: HD/HDX on a 720p Projector

                Resolution is only one aspect of picture quality (and under normal home cinema conditions a way overrated one IMHO). In fact the reason HDX looks / feels better even on your HD-ready projector is the higher video bitrate that HDX allows.
                So if you got the bandwith and you don't mind the extra dollar - I'd go for HDX even with 720p.

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