Final High Definition Down Conversion Query??

Rajiv

I wish to buy a high definition camcorder; however, I do not have a high definition TV, or a high definition DVD player / burner.

Hence whatsoever video footage I will be shooting in high definition, cannot be viewed or played by the conventional (standard definition) TV and DVD player.

I have read over the web that one can down convert high definition video to a standard definition video, which then can be burned by normal DVD burner and footage can be viewed over a normal TV.

I wish to know about the quality of this down converted standard definition video.

Is it equal to video quality shoot by a 3 CCD camcorder (like Panasonic GS 320)?

Mike52

Well, can't answer your question directly, only to tell you that the DVD that I produced from my friends FX7 (Sony) was quite a bit better than the DVDs that I produce from material shot with my 9 year old single CCD Sony digital camcorder. Not as good as if I had an HD burner with blank HD disks, but definately better than the SD ones I produce with my old Sony.

Mike

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