by william newell » Sun Jan 06, 2008 3:48 pm
I have a question regarding HD. Does anyone know if the black level standard has been changed with the advent of HD? I know the U.S. standard was(hope this terminology is correct)0.3 IRE's which wasn't a true solid black, more of a very dark grey. 0 IRE's would be a true black level and was available here in the U.S. on DVD players with the enhanced black level feature. The reason I ask is that I'm thinking about getting a Blue Ray/HD DVD player and one thing I think is most important is having true, solid blacks for picture clarity and need to know if I still need to look for this feature on any future players or if this feature is even needed. Any help is appreciated.