Does this player upscale DVDs? Thanks!
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I believe it does. The picture looks great. My only problem with it is the lack of streaming options. I really like it other than that.
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I have a Oppo Upconvert DVD player that is supposed to upconver to 1080p and to be honest I don't see much of a difference between the Oppo and a regular dvd. Am i doing something wrong? I have it connected to my samsung 4095D using HDMI cable.
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All of the answers given are very accurate. My only issue (and it may be something I didn't do) is that I do not feel the 1080p up-conversion of standard dvd's is that great compared to an older sony BDP-S590. But all in all, a great player with far faster load times and audio quality and beautiful Bluray quality. And if anyone knows the secret to great up conversion with this machine, feel free to comment
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Is your video connected via component cables or HDMI ? According to the chart on p.61 on the manual, it will only upscale via the HDMI OUT jack and the Output Video Format setting on "HDMI". If you use component cables and try to play a DVD, it will only display it in 480p.
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No it only fits the older versions. I also wouldn't reccomend this player overall.
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If you are asking if it plays the obsolete HD-DVD *format* that was briefly produced in 2006/07, the answer is no.However, all Blu-ray players will play *standard* DVD and upconvert them to simulated high definition.
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Be advised, unit has only a standard definition tuner. It can't record high definition tv. It will play dvds in high definition, and will upscale everything to high definition. But upscaled standard def isn't high definition.
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ALL upconverting players will ONLY upconvert dvd discs with copy protection or any original ones. Dvds (re)mastered in high definition will SPECIALLY look amazing.
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Hi, this Sony Blu-ray player has a feature of upscale, means that the quality of DVDs played will make it more brilliant near to HD. It is pretty much the same as upconverting. There are no settings to be change on the Blu-ray player since once it detects DVD standard definition movies, it will automatically increase its resolution. Just a reminder that this Blu-ray must be connected via HDMI cable and to a HD television to make it work. -Ely
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Yes, it does. In fact, all blu-ray players are backward compatible so it can play your regular DVDs and even upscale them which improves the quality over standard dvd players. Blu-ray players also play many kind of formats such as music CDs, mp3 CDs, jpg. CDs and several more. Streaming ability of services like Netflix, Hulu, Pandora, etc. is actually why most people buy such systems. In other words, you get much more than just blu-ray capability...
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My player doesn't upscale very well at all. And, I am hooked up using HDMI. No way does Blu-ray Disc compare to HD DVD. I used to have an HD-XA2 and an HD A35 and those players were amazing at upscaling. Sometimes you couldn't tell the difference between high-def and standard def.
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I don't know. I have only used Region 1. I believe the software handles this, like regular DVD's.
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And in addition to Paulos comment If you are thinking about buying another player then look somewhere else as even though this will up convert standard dvd to near hd, the hd dvd's are not produced any more and only a handful of titles are available in places like ebay. It is better than a standard dvd player but with so much blue ray readily available I would go with a blue ray player that will also play your standard dvd library.
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Yes, it does upscale old consoles, and with great results. I'm currently using one of these myself to upscale my NES, SNES, Genesis, and Dreamcast. The resulting picture quality still isn't as great as using an old tube tv, but it's a huge improvement. Currently playing Gaiares on the Genesis and the colors and sprites all look real good. I think some systems tend to look better through the upscaler than others, however, as my Gamecube still looks muddy as hell, but the dreamcast gives me some sharper picture quality. Overall, though, I think it's worth the money.
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I use Imation dvd+ and dvd-, this player does play both formats, though would occasionally skip/slow up. Not sure if it is due to dirty discs or the dvd player itself. Good overall unit though.
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This system will upconvert to 1080i, but only when using HDMI. It isn't a very good upscale, however, and seems quite blocky for picture quality. This came as a bit of a shock as the PS3 upconverts and upscales so well for DVD's that they almost appear to be in high def. Don't get this system for it's DVD playback capabilities!
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Component does support 720p (and even 1080i) but when part of an upconverting DVD player, all players are limited to 480p on component outs when playing standard DVD. The reason for this is the movie studios don't want you to be able to upconvert DVDs in the analog component domain as one can easily make high quality copies (bootlegs) with this method. When upconverted video is sent out the HDMI cable, it has content protection, called HDCP, to keep people from making high quality copies.Now you are getting the most out of your player, good for you.