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Upscaling through Compnent?

  • 14-10-2007 10:34am
    #1
    Slaphead07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,323 ✭✭✭


    Anyone know of a good quality DVD player that upscales to 1080 via the component output?

    For various reasons HDMI upscaling is of no use to me. Budget would be up to the €800 mark.


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  • #2
    mossym
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,766 Mod ✭✭✭✭mossym


    why upscale? your tv has a built in scaler, it will scale whatever you give it anyway. If you're looking for a better scaler than that though that is a different story.


  • #3
    Slaphead07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,323 ✭✭✭Slaphead07


    mossym wrote: »
    why upscale? your tv has a built in scaler, it will scale whatever you give it anyway. If you're looking for a better scaler than that though that is a different story.

    It's not for a TV though...i t's for a projector. I don't think it will upscale.
    As I do more research I'm beginning to think it would be a waste of time. It's an Infocus 5700 and I think the resolution might be 576 (projectors/resolution is not my area!) and even though the infocus can accept up to 1080 via component it might not be able to display it!


  • #4
    Slaphead07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,323 ✭✭✭Slaphead07


    I presume with a native res of 1024X576 that the max resolution it can deliver is 576?


  • #5
    mossym
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,766 Mod ✭✭✭✭mossym


    yup. if that's the resolution, then an upscaling dvd player could actually look worse. you'd upscale to 1080 or 720, then the projector would rescale to 576. get a decent player and you'll get as good a picture as possible.


    (off topic, upscaling dvd players are a bit of a scam in fairness. your tv has a better scaler than most dvd players, yest most people will use the cheap scaler in a dvd player rather than the one in their tv)


  • #6
    Slaphead07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,323 ✭✭✭Slaphead07


    mossym wrote: »
    off topic, upscaling dvd players are a bit of a scam in fairness. your tv has a better scaler than most dvd players

    Yep, and I've told people the same myself. It's just I think my DVD player might be acting up and I was trying to bridge the time while the format wars are fought. I'll stick with my Arcam 88+ as long as I can so!


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  • #7
    mossym
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,766 Mod ✭✭✭✭mossym


    what may be worth trying, is turning on/off progressive scan on your dvd player(if it can). It's possible the projector may have a better interlacer than your projector. Will likely make no difference, but is worth a shot


  • #8
    Slaphead07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,323 ✭✭✭Slaphead07


    mossym wrote: »
    what may be worth trying, is turning on/off progressive scan on your dvd player(if it can). It's possible the projector may have a better interlacer than your projector. Will likely make no difference, but is worth a shot

    I think I tried this a while back but it's worth a shot again. It's worth pointing out that currently the picture quality is actually very good... I just wondered was there better available.


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