Posted by Bill's News on 04/22/06 18:53

Jeff Rife wrote:
> Bill's News (BillsNews@pcmagic.net) wrote in alt.video.dvd:
>> Are we suggesting that an
>> "upconverter" placed between the cable box and the monitor would
>> improve picture quality of the lower definition sources?
>
> Without a doubt.
>
> I've been watching the "Babylon 5" DVDs lately, and they look pretty
> bad at 480i due to the way they were mastered (there are many
> threads
> about this if you want more info). But, *all* the issues disappear
> when viewing output at 1080i. All the upconversion I do has access
> to the original MPEG data, though, so that might be a difference.

Thanks Jeff. By "original MPEG data," I presume you mean DVDs? But
your response seems to indicate that broadcast SD TV will benefit from
a converter, so I'm browsing now.

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