05-06-2004, 06:44 PM
These are known as interlacing artifacts. Whether you see them or not depends on your TV and DVD player. For example, on my progressive scan player and HDTV, I get the same problem with most anime DVDs when my DVD player is set to progressive component output. By changing the DVD player's settings to play video material (30fps, as opposed to film, which runs at 24fps), the interlacing artifacts disappear. If you're using a progressive scan player, make sure you have the deinterlacing configured properly. Also, if you play your DVDs on your computer DVD drive, you should get the same problem, as most software DVD players have crappy deinterlacing.
Because your TV is not HD and your DVD player is sending a 480i signal, these bars should not be present. However, make sure your player is configured properly. If, for some reason, your DVD player is performing 3:2 pulldown conversion on video source DVDs, then this could be the cause of the problem.
As for why your friend can see pixelation on her set, that is due to the quality of the picture on her setup. Because she can view finer details on her newer and sharper television, compression artifacts are more visible (this is especially true on HD/EDTV sets with progressive DVD players). Some newer DVD players have a variety of noise reduction features, which do a pretty good job at eliminating some artifacting. She should experiment with her DVD player's settings to find the best viewing conditions.
Because your TV is not HD and your DVD player is sending a 480i signal, these bars should not be present. However, make sure your player is configured properly. If, for some reason, your DVD player is performing 3:2 pulldown conversion on video source DVDs, then this could be the cause of the problem.
As for why your friend can see pixelation on her set, that is due to the quality of the picture on her setup. Because she can view finer details on her newer and sharper television, compression artifacts are more visible (this is especially true on HD/EDTV sets with progressive DVD players). Some newer DVD players have a variety of noise reduction features, which do a pretty good job at eliminating some artifacting. She should experiment with her DVD player's settings to find the best viewing conditions.