Posted by Joshua Zyber on 02/16/07 12:47

"Doug Jacobs" <djacobs@shell.rawbw.com> wrote in message
news:12ta3a9ehl79t24@corp.supernews.com...
> I'm just curious how much better the Oppo's scaling chip is compared
> to
> the one in my TV. So far, I can see small differences, but nothing
> that's
> as jaw-dropping as comparing a 480i to 720p or 1080i over cable.

Upscaling does not add real picture detail. It just fills in the empty
spaces between pixels with new pixels created by borrowing pieces of
those found in the source. This has advantages over not upscaling, but
you can't turn a Standard Definition source into true HD.

[Back to original message]