Dvd Player Features - Panasonic TH-50PV60A Owner's Manual

DVD Player Features

High Picture Quality
HD Up-Conversion
(DVD-S52)
When a Panasonic DVD Player is connected to an HDMI compatible
display, DVD can be up-converted to 720p or 1080i for output. The
converted images have much higher resolution than the 576i
images of conventional component output. You get beautiful,
high-resolution images that are perfect for today's large-screen
HD flat panel displays.
576i Image
720 (pixels)
576
108MHz/12-bit Video D/A Conveter
This high-speed, high-precision circuit converts DVD video
signals using 4-times oversampling for progressive scan
playback and 8-times oversampling for interlace scan playback.
The high-density conversion process results in clear, beautiful
pictures with high resolution and high S/N ratio.
High Quality Sound
Sound Enhancement
(DVD-S52/S32)
When a source is being processed, the sound
characteristics of vacuum-tube amps is added into the
reconstructed music signal. According to the type of
music source, you can choose to have sound reproduction
with the warmth unique to vacuum-tube amps.
H.Bass for TV
(DVD-S52/S32)
TV speakers typically suffer from inadequate low-range
sound performance. The H.Bass function helps
compensate for this by mixing low-frequency sound
components into the front right and left signals and by
taking advantage of a natural characteristic of the human
ear. H.Bass creates harmonic components of sounds that
are too low for the speakers to reproduce. The listener is
able to perceive the original sound from the harmonic
components. The result is a rich, dynamic TV sound that
actually exceeds the reproduction range of the TV
speakers.
(DVD-S52/DVD-S32)
720p Image
1280
720
1080i Image
1920
1080
(DVD-S52/S32)
Night Sound Mode
This mode reduces the volume of the loudest sounds in a movie, such as explosions,
without affecting dialogue. It solves the problem of hard-to-hear dialogue when the
volume is adjusted downward to accommodate the louder sounds
Normal Sound
Dialogue
HD Enhancer
(DVD-S52)
Ordinary video up-converters produce images by uniformly
interpolating the original video signal. This produces images with
thicker edges and decreased sharpness. The HD Enhancer, on the
other hand, keeps the edges sharp while correcting other parts of
the image to produce razor-sharp pictures with outstanding detail.
Its effect is especially noticeable on a large screen.
HD Enhancer
Original
Contour
Conventional
54MHz/10bit Video DAC
Signal
Voltage
Time
(DVD-S52/S32)
Night Sound Mode
Pixel interpolation
Delivers crisp images with
sharp contours while
providing pixel interpolation.
Pixel interpolation
Because pixel interpolation is
uniform across the image,
contour regions widen and blur.
Vivid, sharp & clear image
108MHz/12bit Video DAC
Signal
Voltage
Time
Dialogue
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