rana wrote:
I/we did complete comparative ratings of some 23-24 familiar DVDs, separately for 32 inch interlaced TV and for 18 inch PC monitor using Power DVD.
You may or may not agree with the results, depending on what you value more and also on what picture settings are used. I myself was surprised to see a dull picture when playing JUDWAA on PC. Finally, we found that it lacked color. By adjusting color/ color balance settings, the picture became as good as other similar DVDs.
For Progressive set up:
Some DVDs like Mera Gaaon Mera Desh and Dhadkan, we were unable to correct colors satisfactorily and hence they ended up at the bottom of the pile among progressive DVDs. Still, they ranked, in our opinion, better than interlaced DVDs (when using progressive system).
It is interesting and debatable to see Shemaroo SANGAM move from top of the pile on interlaced TV to bottom of the pile on Progressive system.
Also, it is to note that many DVDs identified as ‘I-3’ and ‘I-4’ may make it to the top DVDs for progressive system if a de-interlacer is able to weave the frames together by pixel to pixel comparison.
COMPARATIVE RATINGS FOR 32 INCH TV(INTERLACED):
Category A
MISSION KASHMIR Columbia (P)
LAGAAN Columbia (P)
KAHO NA PYAR HAI DEI (P)
AN EVENING IN PARIS DEI (P)
SAATHI DEI (P)
DEEWAR DEI (P)
Category B
SANGAM (Shemaroo) Shemaroo (I-5; all 30 individual video frames; Interlaced)
DEEWANA MASTAANA VS (I-3; 5th frame repeated; pseudo-progressive)
Category C
KATI PATANG EVP (P)
ABHIMAAN EVP (P)
Category D
AMAR PREM EVP (P)
Category E
DHARAMVEER EVP (P)
SAAWAN KI GHATA EVP (P)
KASHMIR KI KALI EVP (I-4; 6th frame repeated indicates 4% speed shift and 25 to 30 conversion; pseudo-progressive)
Category F
JUDWAA (single layer) VS (P)
Category G
MERA GAAON MERA DESH EVP (P)
Category H
JOSH EROS (P)
DHADKAN EROS (P)
Category J
YES BOSS VS (I-3; 5th frame repeated; pseudo-progressive)
Category K
AJNABEE (Rajesh Khanna) EVP (I-4; 6th frame repeated indicates 4% speed shift and 25 to 30 conversion; pseudo-progressive)
PREM KAHANI EVP (I-4; 6th frame repeated indicates 4% speed shift and 25 to 30 conversion; pseudo-progressive)
Category L
HASEENA MAAN JAAYEGI EROS (I-3; 5th frame repeated; pseudo-progressive)
Category M
PYAR HI PYAR EVP (I-3; 5th frame repeated; pseudo-progressive)
Category N
SANGAM (YRF) YRF (I-??)
COMPARATIVE RATINGS FOR 18 INCH PC MONITOR(PROGRESSIVE SYSTEM):
Category A
MISSION KASHMIR Columbia (P)
LAGAAN Columbia (P)
KAHO NA PYAR HAI DEI (P)
AN EVENING IN PARIS DEI (P)
SAATHI DEI (P)
DEEWAR DEI (P)
Category B
JOSH EROS (P)
ABHIMAAN EVP (P)
DHARAMVEER EVP (P)
SAAWAN KI GHATA EVP (P)
Category C
KATI PATANG EVP (P)
AMAR PREM EVP (P)
JUDWAA (single layer) VS (P)
Category D
DHADKAN (P)
MERA GAAON MERA DESH (P)
Category E
KASHMIR KI KALI EVP (I-4; 6th frame repeated indicates 4% speed shift and 25 to 30 conversion; pseudo-progressive)
PREM KAHANI EVP (I-4; 6th frame repeated indicates 4% speed shift and 25 to 30 conversion; pseudo-progressive)
DEEWANA MASTAANA VS (I-3; 5th frame repeated; pseudo-progressive)
Category F
YES BOSS VS (I-3; 5th frame repeated; pseudo-progressive)
Category G
HASEENA MAAN JAAYEGI EROS (I-3; 5th frame repeated; pseudo-progressive)
PYAR HI PYAR EVP (I-3; 5th frame repeated; pseudo-progressive)
AJNABEE (Rajesh Khanna) EVP (I-4; 6th frame repeated indicates 4% speed shift and 25 to 30 conversion; pseudo-progressive)
Category H
SANGAM (Shemaroo) Shemaroo (I-5; all 30 individual video frames; Interlaced)
Rana
Ganti, It will be great if you could give PQ order (whatever of these DVDs you have) based on your Pixel to Pixel compared Faroudja interleaver on progressive display. I am hoping, this way, some I-3, I-4 identified DVDs will move a few notches up and may join the progressive DVD league.
Rana
Edited By rana on 1038599570