Posted by Zuzi on 12/16/05 10:26

> No - any SD (Standard Definition) picture upscaled to HD (High
> Definition) will look poorer than if it had been left alone. Buy a $40
> player with RGB and/or component output and let the TV handle it - after
> all, that's why you bought an expensive TV in the first place. Who
> would know how best to make the picture look good on your TV: a
> third-party company who have never *seen* the TV, or the people who made
> the TV in the first place?
>
> Remember that salesmen in shops are not your friends - of *course* he's
> going to express shock that you didn't buy a $500 DVD player; you're not
> giving him as much commission if you 'only' spend $200. I'll bet he
> told you that you 'needed' $300 oxygen-free-copper unidirectional
> gold-plated cables, too?
>
> --
> Gareth Halfacree
> http://gareth.halfacree.co.uk

It has come to my attention that only digital signals can be upscale by TV,
so you wore only partial writhe. HDMI or DVI connections will look much
bather than component, but there is no need to buy player that has upscale,
rather let the TV do it itself.

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