[Jamie7]

Hi. I recently bought a 19 inch HD Ready TV and im very happy with it. Ive got a PS3 also and im very happy with what that is doing with it but if i want to now buy a DVD player does it have to be an HDMI upscaling one or would i also get good results with a standard one?

I ask because the PS3's upscaler is brilliant on some things, most notably newer movies but on older stuff all it does is give you upscaled grain lol. So would just a standard DVD player for that sort of thing be better?

[mrbenn]

the price of upscaling dvd players has really come down in price - look at the following:

Philips DVP3360
Toshiba SD390
both available from richers or amazon

the upscaling does make a big difference

(dont spend more than £10 on a 1m HDMI - money down the drain)

[William YZF-R1]

IMHO I doubt if the difference would be noticeable on a 19" TV. The grain you are seeing may be intentional by the director or the quality of transfer to DVD.

[Jamie7]

Well ive noticed it most on my DVD box set of The X Files Series One, which compared to new releases looked slightly grainy on my old CRT anyway. Filmed in the early 90s and probably the transfer isnt that great. As i put a newer one from the same box set in, series 8 or whatever, and its much better.

[William YZF-R1]

Originally Posted by Jamie7

Well ive noticed it most on my DVD box set of The X Files Series One, which compared to new releases looked slightly grainy on my old CRT anyway. Filmed in the early 90s and probably the transfer isnt that great. As i put a newer one from the same box set in, series 8 or whatever, and its much better.

I think you've hit the nail on the head. I bought the boxset of Prime Suspect and the original series looks pants even with an upscaling DVD player - Its the way it was filmed and upscaling or not it will look pants - Garbage In Garbage Out.

[Jamie7]

In your opinion does an upscaling DVD player make it look better or worse? Does an upscaler iron out the imperfections or just make them more noticeable?