So, I have my first HD set on the way (Sony Bravia XBR 40" LCD). I'm still nursing this JVC dvd player from 1998, and I want something more compact, and capable of upscaling.
So, I'm looking at the OPPO OPDV971H. Now my new set will of course have an HDMI input, but I'm a little bummed that it doesn't do upscaling over component.
My gripe is that I have beautiful Cat Cables component cables, my Rotel RSP-1068, and I'm not all that hot on having to do a bunch o' button pressing everytime I want to watch a DVD. Furthermore, if i "settle" for now (until rotel puts out a dsp that has hdmi switching) for non upscaled dvd playback, the Oppo won't even do progressive output over component.
My set is 720p native, and the Oppo does 720p output, whereas the LG upscaling player only outputs 1080i (which my set is capable of, but not native).
Does anyone have any suggestions on a player that isn't going to break the bank and can potentially do upscaling output over component?
I suppose I could also get one of those fancy pants remote controls and just macro-tize everything.
So, I'm looking at the OPPO OPDV971H. Now my new set will of course have an HDMI input, but I'm a little bummed that it doesn't do upscaling over component.
My gripe is that I have beautiful Cat Cables component cables, my Rotel RSP-1068, and I'm not all that hot on having to do a bunch o' button pressing everytime I want to watch a DVD. Furthermore, if i "settle" for now (until rotel puts out a dsp that has hdmi switching) for non upscaled dvd playback, the Oppo won't even do progressive output over component.
My set is 720p native, and the Oppo does 720p output, whereas the LG upscaling player only outputs 1080i (which my set is capable of, but not native).
Does anyone have any suggestions on a player that isn't going to break the bank and can potentially do upscaling output over component?
I suppose I could also get one of those fancy pants remote controls and just macro-tize everything.
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