720x480 4:2:0 YCbCr doesn't look great on modern screens

Good point, buy an old CRT in addition to the DVD player!

	▲	iamnothere 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Or if you can find one, an RGB CRT projector, which unlike LED projectors can actually provide true black (or close to it).

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mapontosevenths 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

In TFA they specify that it was also blu ray. This person was using DVD as an (incorrect) term meaning "some kind of plastic disc."

Though they don't say 4k/UHD blu-ray which would be a big miss if not. UHD blu-ray is superior to any other format in terms of quality. Perhaps excepting a few very niches streaming services that are tied to expensive hardware.

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jfengel 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

My BluRay player automatically upsamples DVDs. It's far from perfect but it looks pretty good most of the time.

Not sure if that's common to BluRay players or not.

	▲	aoyama1chome 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Any idea if PS5 does this too?

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hamdingers 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I'd happily sacrifice some pixels to avoid the aggressive DNR and hack 16:9 crop treatments typical of streaming re-releases.

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Giefo6ah 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It's often better than a 5 Mbps 1080p

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kllrnohj 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Since DVDs are ~5mbps mpeg2, no, no it isn't. 5 mbps h264 is dramatically better.

Now, when compared to blu-ray... That's different. Very, very different.

	▲	hamdingers 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		h264 is (generously) about 2x as efficient as MPEG-2, granted, but you're smearing those 5mbps across 6x as many pixels. I would take crisp 480p over a gooey, artifact-softened 1080p for most content.

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tylerflick 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I've found cartoons look fine if the format matches your display.