Posted by Zuzi on 12/16/05 18:33

Gareth Halfacree wrote:
> Zuzi wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
>
> According the the manual available on the Philips UK website[1] the
> component input will accept (and up/downscale) SD and both flavours of
> HD without a problem; thus my original advice remains: buy a $40 DVD
> player with component (*NOT HDMI*) output for best quality. Save the
> HDMI input on the TV for when you get a true high-definition device such
> as a HD-DVD player.
>
> [1] Page 26 of:
> <http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/3/32pf9830_10/32pf9830_10_dfu_eng.pdf>
>


I think you misunderstood the meaning the tip. It meant that it will
play the analog picture in the resolution it is brought to the TV. The
thing about scaling is it can not be done from analog signal.
Digital-every pixel has its value, so every pixel and the pixels around
it can be put in the wright value so the picture quality is less obvious
from stretching. Analog - picture is like one big photo and the
processor will have a hell of a hard time to analyze every detail of the
photo and make adjustments so the stretching would not be seen. I know
this is not really a good explanation, bat hope you understood me.

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