Progressive scan question

Beware, all progressive scans are not equal. You need 3/2 pulldown for the best quality. The Pioneer DV-434 does not have it. The DV-37 does. Swampwalker, I have seen the Loewe TV's, and they are gorgeous, but correct me if I am wrong, even a great line doubler is not as good having 3/2 pulldown, and progressive scan inputs. If the Loewe does not have prog. scan inputs, why not get a DVD player that does, just in case you change TV's in a few years. You never know!

Hi Sd, I'll give it my best shot: Unlike a "simple" line doubler which can be artifact prone, 3/2 pulldown compensates for the differences in film and video frame speeds. 24fps for film and 30fps for video (DVD)
This is a more complex technique, but it offers an improvement over the best line doubling. I'll try to go into more detail a bit later, gotta run.

Swampwalker, It took me a few minutes to find, but I new that I had seen an article that explained progressive scan in detail.Check this out. http://www.theperfectvision.com/howto/howto_tech_9.htm

It could be possible, but I would check the details out with Loewe. It doesn't sound right to me. Your friend is saying that the same 2/3 pulldown circuitry that is in a progressive scan player is in the TV? I think that he is probably referring to the bullt in line doubler. It would be rather impressive if it was in the TV, but even then, you would want to compare the quality of Loewe 2/3 with a progressive scan DVD player anyway, and pick the winner. If I can, I'll check with a friend who is a Loewe dealer for you. Bye for now.

The Pioneer DV-37 was given 5 stars ***** by The Perfect Vision, The DVP-9000ES was given four ****.
For under $700 the DV-37 looks like a good deal at this time, and is better than the "legendary" DV-09. This is not to suggest that magazines are the last word, only to say that you can get a very highly regarded progressive scan player at a little higher price than non-progressive, so why not go for it?