Upconverting
Hoop
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I've been reading a bit about upconverting DVD players. My understanding is that DVDs are native 480i (same as standard def TVs). Progressive scan players will get you to 480p. Now, most HDTVs now are either 720p or 1080p (native) display. DVD manufacturers seem to be marketing upconverting DVD players to give you 720 or 1080 output (through HDMI) for display on your HDTV.
Isn't my TV already doing upconversion to play a 480 signal at 720 or 1080? Why do I want to pay for a duplicate feature?
I've read that the DVD may or may not do a better job at upconverting the signal. Are there some generally accepted TV manufacturers that do quality upconversion? I think that all things considered I would rather have good upconverting in the TV itself as this will have an effect on how well standard def displays on an HDTV.
Isn't my TV already doing upconversion to play a 480 signal at 720 or 1080? Why do I want to pay for a duplicate feature?
I've read that the DVD may or may not do a better job at upconverting the signal. Are there some generally accepted TV manufacturers that do quality upconversion? I think that all things considered I would rather have good upconverting in the TV itself as this will have an effect on how well standard def displays on an HDTV.
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Hoop, your understanding is exactly right; if a TV has 720 or 1080 native resolution it has to scale 480 material from DVDs or standard definition television up so that the picture can be displayed correctly. The only advantage of an "upconverting"(actually upscaling)player would be if it did a visibly better job of scaling DVDs(obviously it wouldn't affect broadcast television)than the TV itself. There aren't any guarantees, but generally Panasonic for plasmas and Sony for most others have tested very well for scaling.
