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correctly present its native resolution, or the installer may decide a certain resolution works better. The BDT-
101CI can be set to a fixed
Custom Resolution
if so desired.
For most new displays on the market, the best output resolution will be either UHD or 1080p. A few early
model “1080p” displays did not accept a 1080p signal. For these displays, the best output resolution is 1080i.
For small screen digital TVs this will likely be 720p. For even earlier CRT tube or rear projection TVs this will
likely be 1080i. For EDTV displays (very rare if they have HDMI or DVI) this will be 480p (NTSC) or 576p
(PAL). These are general recommendations that work for most users, but there can be exceptions. Advanced
users may want to try all supported resolutions and choose the one that provides the best result visually.
The BDT-101CI supports a special
Source Direct
mode through its HDMI outputs. This resolution is
recommended for use with external video processors or high-end TVs. In
Source Direct
mode, the player
works as a “transport”. It decodes video from the discs and then sends the raw video signal in its native
resolution and format, without extra processing, to the external video processor or TV. The actual output
resolution varies by content:
Content
Source Direct Output Resolution
NTSC DVD
480i
PAL DVD
576i
Most Blu-ray Movies (film-source)
1080p 23.976Hz or 1080p 24Hz
Most Blu-ray TV shows or Concerts
(video-source)
1080i
SACD and DVD-Audio
1080p
The following resolutions are available for the
Custom Resolution
setting:
UHD Auto
–Video is up-scaled to Ultra HD (4K) output resolution with automatic frame rate. The
frame rate will be 24Hz if the source content is natively 24Hz. 50/60Hz source content will be output
as 4K 50/60Hz in YCbCr 4:2:0 color space if the display device supports it, or as 4K 25/30Hz in the
user specified color space.
UHD 24Hz
–Video is up-scaled to Ultra HD (4K) output resolution with a 24Hz frame rate whenever
possible. If the source content is not suitable for 4K 24Hz output, the output resolution will be 1080p
50/60Hz.
UHD 50Hz
–Video is up-scaled to Ultra HD (4K) output resolution with a 50Hz frame rate in YCbCr
4:2:0 color space.
UHD 60Hz
- Video is up-scaled to Ultra HD (4K) output resolution with a 60Hz frame rate in YCbCr
4:2:0 color space.
1080p Auto
–1080p output resolution with automatic frame rate. The frame rate will be 24Hz if the
source content is natively 24Hz and the display device supports 1080p 24Hz. 50/60Hz source content
will be output as 1080p 50/60Hz.
1080p 24Hz
–1080p output resolution with 24Hz frame rate preferred. The frame rate will be 24Hz if
the source content is natively 24Hz. 50/60Hz source content will still be output as 1080p 50/60Hz.
1080p 50Hz, 1080p 60Hz, 1080i 50Hz, 1080i 60Hz, 720p 50Hz, 720p 60Hz, 576p, 576i, 480p,
480i–
Video will be up-scaled or down-scaled to these specific output resolutions.
Source Direct–
The original resolution of the source material.
