scart to hdmi upscaler ?

apophis

Hi guys, i just last week unsubed from multi room and a HD package from sky to save myself 30 euro a month, as a result i broke out a freesat box i had stored away and hooked it up, but as it is a standard definition only box with a scart output the reception is not great on my bigger screen tv, i was wondering if i was to purchase a scart to hdmi converter (upscaler) would it upscale to an acceptable HD standard, 720P would be perfect.
Anyone ever used these upscalers ? are they effective. Don`t want to spend more money than i have to getting another HD freesat box.
many thanks guys,

apophis :cool:

Sam Russell

No upscaler. It will be worse than the original picture. Get a Freesat HD box.

winston_1

You can't generate what is not there.

moc moc a moc

Your TV already is upscaling. It will look exactly the same (or possibly even worse if the external upscaler is not as good as your TV's inbuilt one).

fat-tony

I'd echo what @Sam Russell said earlier - get a proper Freesat HD box with HDMI output. That said, @winston/@moc moc a moc is right in that you cannot generate what is not there (silk purse - sow's ear - gedddit moc!), but the Humax Freesat box does a reasonable job of turning SD into reasonable 720p or 1080i. I use an external upscaler in an Onkyo AV amplifier which does a reasonable job but some of the lower bitrate channels are beyond it.

greasepalm

i used one for my vcr to get a picture through hdmi cable to a tv hanging in kitchen,did the job if it was hd not of needed it.hd is better.

apophis

Thanks everyone for the reply`s, i don`t think i will chance the upscaler, i will just wait and get a HD freesat box when ready,
Many thanks guy`s

apophis :cool: