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01-11-2009, 12:20 AM
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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?
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08-11-2009, 5:05 PM
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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)
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08-11-2009, 5:09 PM
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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.
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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.
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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. 
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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?
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