do you guys see an improvement when you upsale a dvd

[worldys]

i don't watch much tv programs, only movies, but i have a pretty decent sony xbr hdtv and wanted to bring out its potential, so i bought a denon 3910 dvd player because it upscales to 720 p or 1080i, i even got audioquest's best dvi cable, hooked it all up today and i don't see any improvement with upscaling, in fact, upscaling copmressess the picture on fullscreen dvds so it is even worse, am i doing something wrong or is upscaling a load of s**t

[aud19]

Upscaling can have an effect on slightly increased resolution, but it's highly dependent on a lot of variables. Is it a load of "poop"? No, when done right with the right software and cooperative components in can yield a more pleasing picture. However, 480p component can still yeild a pretty good (and sometimes superior) picture depending on software/source/interconnects/display etc

[Chris D]

Yes, I see a noticeable difference. I use "upscaling" DVD players on two different 720p displays in my house, one a 42" plasma, the other a LCD projector on a 10' screen. I find that upconverting doesn't necessarily make the image SHARPER, where lines are crisp and distinct, (such as on actual high definition material--you can't create new picture information that isn't actually recorded on the disc) but it does make the image CLEANER, where a good quantity of the video blur and clutter has been removed. If I look at an upconverted DVD, and then go back and watch a DVD in SD, the SD looks blurry to me, and the darker colors especially seem muddled.

[Shane Martin]

On my 55" Mitsubishi, upscaling produced a minor difference but not one worth fretting about or paying for.

[worldys]

thanks for the comments, i spent some more time on it today, read the manual, checked the connections and i think everything is setup correctly, but there is more jitter when i upscale, i often check this by pausing the fbi warning at the beginning of movies, letters are sharp and stable in 480p, when i upscale there is a slight jitter, has anyone else had a similar experience

i am using a denon 3910, sony kv36-xbr800, and audqioquest dv3

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[Chris D]

worldys, I don't know about your TV, but I also own a 3910. No problems, works great.

[eddiem67]

Just did this last night, change my hdmi to RGB and upscaled it to 1080i to my Sony SXRD, looks great. When I switched back to my component, I noticed the difference, I am leaving it upscaled via HDMI.