Upconverter

kberg
kberg Posts: 974
edited December 2005 in Electronics
Is there any kind of upconverter one can purchase that will upconvert DVD's to 720p or 1080i without having to buy a new DVD player? I have the "older" (last year's model) 400-DVD disc Sony Megachanger that does NOT have upconversion, but would like to be able to upconvert the video signals coming out of this player to my HDTV - is this possible?
Mains: polkaudio RTi70's (bi-wired)
Center: polkaudio CSi40 (bi-wired)
Surrounds: polkaudio FXi30's
Rear Center: polkaudio CSi30
Sub: SVS 20-39 PC+
Receiver: ONKYO TX-SR600
Display: JVC HD-56G786
DVD Player: SONY DVP-CX985V
DVD Player: OPPO DV-981HD 1080p High Definition Up-Converting Universal DVD Player with HDMI
Remote: Logitech Harmony H688
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited December 2005
    You could purchase a scaler but that would probably run you more than a new dvd player would.

    Your TV will upconvert the image to whatever your tv's native resolution is. You only need another upconversion if the one built into your TV is not that great. (So your TV sees the signal coming in already in its native resolution, and doesn't mess with it)

    Michael
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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