Question 1

does it play DVD's that have been burned

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I have burned with Windows DVD maker all types of home videos on Visa and Windows 7. I have combined my own music, Jpegs, and AVI video clips from my Canon Powershot camera. Yah, old school,but when my recent little used DVD died I was told it would be difficult to find one that would read my home videos. Well the Big box store said this one wouldn't do it, but it does and I'm going to buy another tomorrow. I tried it on an 1988 Panasonic and a Sony HD 40 Brava with excellent results. It even played VCR movies I copied in a VCR/DVD combo and played them too. I am really pleased with this purchase and bringing the Sansung back tomorrow.

Question 2

what does progressive scan mean?

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You are all wrong.  Here is the easy technical answer.

For this example, we will use the standard DVD players that produce 480 lines.  The picture on your TV is constructed in lines of pixels.  There are 480 lines from the top to bottom of the standard TV picture.  It is like taking a photograph and cutting it into 480 thin equal strips and putting it back together one strip at a time.  That is how the TV paints the image you see.

INTERLACE SCAN:  This is what the American TV system has used since TV was invented.  In a 480 line picture, the TV electronics paints a single frame by scanning only the odd numbered lines, (1, 3, 5, 7.......) one at a time from top to bottom.  When it paints the 240 odd number lines, the scan begins again to paint each of the even number lines (2, 4, 6, 8......) one at a time top to bottom.  Then the TV combines or (interlaces) both frames to create one single complete frame of 480 lines.  This scanning process happens 30 times every second to produce moving pictures.

PROGRESSIVE SCAN:  This is the format that all color computer displays have used since the beginning.    Each of the 480 lines are scanned (progressively) in order (1, 2, 3, 4, ......) non-stop from top to bottom to paint one single complete picture.  This means the single frame of video is scanned only once to make a complete picture.  Because there is only one scan of each frame, it does it in half the time. The TV does this process 60 times every second.   That means twice as many frames in the same amount of time.

Progressive scan produces twice as many frames per second.  This fills in the gaps between the 30 frames per second of interlace scanning.  This makes smoother movement of the picture.  Less jitter and sharper pictures.  It also greatly improves the contrast between the darkest black and the brightest white over the entire picture.  This makes colors more cleaner, brighter, and accurate.  Lines and edges are more defined.

It is the difference between the old analog TV and your current computer images.  If progressive scanning can make a standard 480 line picture that much better, just imagine what it does for Hi-Def 1080p BluRay pictures.  Most 480 progressive scan pictures can be almost as sharp as a Hi-Def pictures.  It really is worth it.

Question 3

I'm a senior (female), and know nothing about  a DVD player. i just need to know what else to purchase to hook it up to a TV. .

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As long as you have a tv the only other product you would need is a GE Composite Audio/Video Cable, these cables are the yellow, white and red cables that allow you to hear the audio from DVD player to TV, these run anywhere from $1.99 to $9.99, you can purchase at Walmart, Target, Best Buy, amazon. I hope this helps.

Question 4

Does this play Region 2 DVDs?

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If a player won't play anything but Region 1, do a google using model number & HACK. I have been able to find hacks for video players which convert them to all region (not that you can always find such a hack). There will be likely some secret sequence of buttons to push to convert a player to all region.

ASIN	B007F9XHBI
Analog Video Format	NTSC
Audio Output Mode	Surround
Brand	Sony
Built-In Media	Sony DVPSR210P DVD Player, Remote Control with 2 AA Batteries, A/V Cable, User Manual
Color	Black/White
Compatible Devices	Television
Connectivity Technology	HDMI
Connector Type	HDMI
Controller Type	Remote Control
Customer Reviews	4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (15,101)
File Format	AVI, MPEG-4, MOV, FLAC, JPEG, MP3, MPEG-1, MPEG-2
Item Dimensions L x W x H	27L x 20.9W x 3.9H centimeters
Item Type Name	DVD PLAYER
Item Weight	1.18 kg
Manufacturer	Sony
Media Type	DVD
Mfr Part Number	DVPSR210P
Model Name	Sony DVP-SR210P
Model Number	DVPSR210P
Other Special Features of the Product	Anti-Shock
Power Consumption	5 Watts
Resolution	480p
Supported Audio Format	Dolby Digital, DTS, PCM, MP3, FLAC
Surround Sound Channel Configuration	2.0
Total Number of HDMI Ports	1
UPC	027242841062
Unit Count	1 Count
Video Encoding	MPEG-2
Video Output Resolution	480p

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