I bought an upconverting dvd player but the picture doesnt look much better then standard dvd, I have it hooked up with component video cables. Do I need to get an hdmi cable to get the most out of the player? Or will it only be a minor difference?
sorry, cheap olevia 32" lcd232v and philips also cheap dvp5960 but the more I research it looks like that doesnt matter because the only way it will upconvert to 720p is witha digital signal i.e. hdmi...is that right?
sorry, cheap olevia 32" lcd232v and philips also cheap dvp5960 but the more I research it looks like that doesnt matter because the only way it will upconvert to 720p is witha digital signal i.e. hdmi...is that right?carney4
Yes, there are very few players that can upconvert over component. I say, get an $8 HDMI cable and see how it looks. HDMI is better than component.
[QUOTE="Kodai_kun"]Upconverting is not allowed over anything other than VGA or HDMI Either way, it's not going to look that much better You need HDMI to upconvert.
Also, not every upscaler is good you know. Did you read reviews to check which ones are the best. You need to spend atleast $200 or so, like an Oppo.
Don't expect anything amazing when you do get HDMI even with the best upscaler. TimothyB
Quite true. They're not all made the same. My example of this is a Sony dvd upscaler , to which, when you look at it, didn't impress me all that much. After that I got an RCA HDDVD player. I expected a lot out of it, and I wasn't disappointed. For upconversion, blew the Sony out of the water.
After that I got an RCA HDDVD player. I expected a lot out of it, and I wasn't disappointed. For upconversion, blew the Sony out of the water.
Don't take that as an endorsement of RCA. It's just the Toshiba HD-A1 with the nameplate changed, which does have one of the best upscaling algorithmns in the buis. Either way, it's not going to look much better, there's only so much you can do with the raw material
Also, not every upscaler is good you know. Did you read reviews to check which ones are the best. You need to spend atleast $200 or so, like an Oppo.
Don't expect anything amazing when you do get HDMI even with the best upscaler. TimothyB
That's not accurate. Due to CSS encryption upconverting DVD players must use an HDMI (or DVI) connection. The max output you can upscale with component cables is 480p. The 360 gets around this by using VGA connections.
[QUOTE="TimothyB"]Also, not every upscaler is good you know. Did you read reviews to check which ones are the best. You need to spend atleast $200 or so, like an Oppo.
Don't expect anything amazing when you do get HDMI even with the best upscaler. ramey70
That's not accurate. Due to CSS encryption upconverting DVD players must use an HDMI (or DVI) connection. The max output you can upscale with component cables is 480p. The 360 gets around this by using VGA connections.
Whoops, I only meant when he does get HDMI and "is able to upscale", to not expect something amazing over what he's already viewing at 480p over component, and that not every upscaler is something to right home about.
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