Is a DLP projector compatible with showing Blu-Ray movies? Is the picture any bette than normal viewing?

I have a DLP projector at home and was curious if the crispness of Blu-Ray or HD movies will show being played through it.Is a DLP projector compatible with showing Blu-Ray movies? Is the picture any bette than normal viewing?
Yes, a Blu-ray (or HD DVD) player would be compatible (assuming you have an HDCP compliant (see below) DVI or HDMI input on your projector), but would not necessarily provide any visible benefit.



It isn't really the type of projector (e.g. LCD, DLP or LCoS) that matters so much as the specifications. For example, to see even minimum benefit you need a minimum "720p" projector (i.e. the 720 is number of pixels (height) and "p" means "progressive" scan), with as high a contrast ratio as possible (min 2000:1). But for full benefit you need a 1080p projector.



What will probably show up more than increased "crispness" is increased colour richness and improved audio (although the latter is obviously not anything to do with the projector).



A word about HDCP ... it is an encryption scheme designed to prevent copying of copyrighted HD material (manufacturers think we are all criminals!). When active (and not all HD disks yet encode the "activator") it will enforce downsampling (reduced resolution) of analog signals and total cuttoff of digital signals if the devices at each end of the cable are not HDCP compliant.



So, a few caveats. You projector should work, but unless it is a 1080p model you will get limited benefit over DVD. It is actually likely that a good upscaling DVD player would give you as much of an improvement ... and cost less.



When you consider that there are 1% as many HD disks in both HD DVD and Blu-ray formats combined (800) as there are DVDs (80,000), and that the two HD formats are incompatible and most of the movies available in one format are not available in the other, there is little incentive to buy an expensive Blu-ray player (min $400). We will all be watching DVDs for a long time to come.



If you don't have a good upscaling DVD player (e.g. Oppo 981, $229), I'd suggest considering one. You might also consider the Venture HD DVD player available from Walmart (USA only) for $197 (It's a rebranded Toshiba HD-A3) ... it's a pretty good upscaling DVD player that also plays HD DVDs (which give identical audio and video quality to Blu-ray).



Hope this helps.
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Is a DLP projector compatible with showing Blu-Ray movies? Is the picture any bette than normal viewing?
You mean a DLP TV? As far as I know, projectors aren't DLP. Although DLP TV's do have a projector inside of them.



In any case, all DLP TV's are either 720 or 1080. I think they have projectors that do 1080 as well. Anyway yes DLP's are fine for watching blu-rays. But if you by blu-rays of older movies (like 90's or earlier) there is a good chance they'll look the same as if you bought the DVD version, because the original recording is in a lower resolution.Is a DLP projector compatible with showing Blu-Ray movies? Is the picture any bette than normal viewing?
Yes. But the extent of improvement will depend greatly on exactly what equipment you have.