Re: Upconverting DVD to HD

BillM wrote:
My DVD player just died, and I was looking at a new one at Costco.com - they have a Philips unit that "upconverts" to HD. It has both HDMI and Component Y Pb Pr out.
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11099258&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=

The problem is, I only have one HDMI input on my TV, and it's taken up by the cable box.
I don't want to buy an HDMI switch.
So - does anyone know if I will get an improved picture (over a standard DVD player) using this DVD player with the Component interconnects?

Thanks,
BillM

Problem is most upconverting DVD players only upconvert through the HDMI or DVI/HDCP port. The best you can get out of the component port on these players is 480p. I don't whether this Philips DVD player is any good or not, but the price is cheap for an upconverting DVD player. Just don't expect the upconverted picture from a 720x480 resolution DVD source to look like true HD, but it can look slightly better than a standard DVD player.

 Alan F
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