I guess the discussion is back on the table. I'm game.
Standard video endodes at 16-235 but high definition is differant.
And in the very first post I responded to, it was
You will not only see a differance in games but also in BDs and DVDs also.
So, it was
you who mislead people about DVDs using more than [16-235] since
DVD is not high definition. Yes or no?
Denon 3910 can play DVDs but no hidef disks. How did you see differences
There is a differance in range of the Picture between the two when playing a DVD.
when by your own admission there are none?
And please spare me "this is irrelevant" argument.
...You mislead people who do not know anything about calibrating a high definition displays.
...But if you are talking about a high definition display whose range of black to white is 0-255 and when calibrating equipment to properly display that range...
...Analog and some digital displays are currently showing black at 0 and white at 255. These displays need to be calibrated to that range and the players need to be able to output that information.
...A good calibration will do wonders for your HD PQ and your enjoyment of your investment.
Can you slow down with this "calibration" feast? Did I ever question that? Did I ever question the value of a player and display capable of showing BTB and WTW? I'm using an HTPC and front projectors for over 3 years. And for this amount of time VMR9 was doing BTB and WTW (when it was needed) just fine for me, thank you.
It costs a fraction of what your Denon 3910 does and is capale of doing 10 times as much.
Especially the new HD colour standard of 36bit.
What does this have to do with the topic at hand?
Both BD/HD are 4:2:0 24bit (8bit x3 primary colors). Were since inception, still are and will be when they die.
There is a non-zero chance 4:2:2 gets implemented but none of the current players will play it, PS3 included.
Newer high definition players (BD and HD-DVD) properly using HDMI 1.3 with a HDMI 1.3 display that is capable will use the wider spectrum. This is where HD is going in the near future.
No they won't. This HDMI 1.3 is such an overmarketed meaning nothing POS it isn't even funny. Do more reading on it.
As the post stated, there is valuable information in the areas below 16 and above 235 that affect some digital displays.
During mastering, i.e. when working with material neither you, nor me nor anybody else ever see.
Where does it say the
output is [0-255]? It can't be even only because people with non-[0-255] displays or players (majority today) will see clipping if this were true.
Diogen.