Who needs progressive scan?
First, who needs a progressive scan player? Actually, not everyone. Yes, many people may be better off purchasing a basic DVD player. You’ll only really see the benefits of a progressive scan DVD player if you have a TV capable of progressive video output, and generally, this is only found on newer digital or HDTV capable TVs. If you have a regular old TV and aren’t planning to upgrade anytime soon, you may want to pass on progressive scan, but if you are thinking of upgrading, progressive scan is the way to go. What is progressive scan? The technical details are a bit complicated, so here’s a brief explanation (minus the details). Movies and regular television shows are filmed at different frame rates, but your TV is made to display TV frame rates appropriately. Because of this, movies have to be converted in order for you to watch them on your TV. A progressive scan player can do a better job of displaying movies on your TV using a process often called 3:2 pulldown. If you want to se
