Posted by Tarkus on 11/01/07 01:11

Doug Jacobs wrote:
> Alfred Kaufmann <al_kaufmann@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> How would you do that, it is not mentioned on the outside of the
>> package that the DVD prohibits upconversion?
>
> It's not the DVDs themselves - it's the dumbass player.
>
> Some players that do upscaling, won't do it over the component video
> connection...which begs the question, why buy an upscaling DVD player at
> all if you don't have a HDMI-enabled TV?

Probably because it's become virtually a standard option on any decent
DVD player (and many not so decent players) these days, and apparently
adds very little to the cost.

And there is always future-proofing.

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