Can I record a DVD in Progressive Scan?
Can I record a DVD in Progressive Scan?Answer: DVD recorders do not actually record in progressive scan; progressive scan is a process that can be applied during the playback function, if the DVD recorder has progressive scan outputs. Although some DVD recorders have component video inputs (mostly made by Philips), these inputs are not progressive scan inputs. All DVDs are recorded in the 480i standard when using a DVD recorder. When a DVD player or recorder plays a DVD, it is the progressive scan processors and line doublers used in the playback path that can determine how the 480i video recorded on the DVD is eventually displayed on a television or projection screen. The interlaced to progressive scan conversion can be done through either the DVD playback path or by a progressive scan television, however, it is more efficient to have the DVD recorder or player do it. In this senario, however, both the DVD player and the television or projector needs to be compatible with progressive
