Upconversion of AUDIO !!?? My question is: Does an upconversion DVD player upconvert the AUDIO as well as the video? The one reason I am considering an upconverting (HD) DVD is so that I can get the surround AUDIO as it is on the HD-DVD disc. For instance: Cream - Live at Royal Albert Hall concert is available on standard DVD and HD-dvd disc only....not on Blue Ray. The surround sound track that accompanies the HD video is UNBELIEVABLY better (from a cable broadcast and received on my Sony receiver and Sony Bravia 1080i HDTV) than the simple stereo of standard DVD. I have not read anything here regarding the audio capabilities so I would appreciate any knowledgable input. Thanks! Upconversion of AUDIO !!?? My question is: Does an upconversion DVD player upconvert the AUDIO as well as the video? The one reason I am considering an upconverting (HD) DVD is so that I can get... » Read More Upconversion of AUDIO !!?? My question is: Does an upconversion DVD player upconvert the AUDIO as well as the video? The one reason I am considering an upconverting (HD) DVD is so that I can get the surround AUDIO as it is on the HD-DVD disc. For instance: Cream - Live at Royal Albert Hall concert is available on standard DVD and HD-dvd disc only....not on Blue Ray. The surround sound track that accompanies the HD video is UNBELIEVABLY better (from a cable broadcast and received on my Sony receiver and Sony Bravia 1080i HDTV) than the simple stereo of standard DVD. I have not read anything here regarding the audio capabilities so I would appreciate any knowledgable input. Thanks! « Show Less
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Michael,I guess it's possible the standard DVD is DTS 5.1 which would answer the question. I just cant' find any detailed info about the DVD online. I guess I'll have to track one down at the store and read the cover.
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David,This would normally be an easy question to answer, as yes, according to the Sony website, one should see improvements with audio as well as video with this particular upconverting dvd player. Yet what you wrote leaves me with some questions as to your home set-up. Could you please elaborate on how you are connecting your dvd player, receiver, and television together?I only ask because my experience with standard DVD quality audio has always been phenomenal, and not once have I ever felt it was "simple stereo", save for when I watch older movies not encoded in DTS 5.1 or Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. David,This would normally be an easy question to answer, as yes, according to the Sony website, one should see improvements with audio as well as video with this particular upconverting dvd player. Yet what you wrote leaves me with some questions as to your home set-up. Could you please elaborate on how you are connecting your dvd player, receiver, and television together?I only ask because my experience with standard DVD quality audio has always been phenomenal, and not once have I ever felt it was "simple stereo", save for when I watch older movies not... » Read More David,This would normally be an easy question to answer, as yes, according to the Sony website, one should see improvements with audio as well as video with this particular upconverting dvd player. Yet what you wrote leaves me with some questions as to your home set-up. Could you please elaborate on how you are connecting your dvd player, receiver, and television together?I only ask because my experience with standard DVD quality audio has always been phenomenal, and not once have I ever felt it was "simple stereo", save for when I watch older movies not encoded in DTS 5.1 or Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. « Show Less
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Hey Michael. Thank you very much for your time and input. I think the thing to do is go out and try to rent the DVD and check it out. Seems to be the only option at this point. Thanks again!
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You have to go thru HDMI to get the surround on DVD audio, I listened to 1 DVD audio and it worked, but it took a long time to load each track and really, did not sound that great/NOW, forget that, this is the best CD player I have ever heard, SACDs are incredible, have both of the Allman Brothers that are in SACD. WHAT a great media, I wish there were more CDs in SACD, it sounds so much better than a CD. It did take me a real long time to understand how to work everything, but you know, there are audiophile reviewers that use this universal disc player for a reference player when they review 5000 dollar CD players. You have to go thru HDMI to get the surround on DVD audio, I listened to 1 DVD audio and it worked, but it took a long time to load each track and really, did not sound that great/NOW, forget that, this is the best CD player I have ever heard, SACDs are incredible, have both of the Allman Brothers that are in SACD. WHAT a great media, I wish there were more CDs in SACD, it sounds so much better than a CD. It did take me a real long time to understand how to work everything, but you know, there are audiophile reviewers that use this universal disc player for a reference player when they... » Read More You have to go thru HDMI to get the surround on DVD audio, I listened to 1 DVD audio and it worked, but it took a long time to load each track and really, did not sound that great/NOW, forget that, this is the best CD player I have ever heard, SACDs are incredible, have both of the Allman Brothers that are in SACD. WHAT a great media, I wish there were more CDs in SACD, it sounds so much better than a CD. It did take me a real long time to understand how to work everything, but you know, there are audiophile reviewers that use this universal disc player for a reference player when they review 5000 dollar CD players. « Show Less
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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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I've found that with upconverting machines, if you are playing back in the 720P/1080I/1080P modes the 4:3/letterboxed image will be "stretched". You need to reset the playback to 480i or 480p for these images. I have four such machines of different manufacturers and they all work this way. My HD-DVD and Blu-ray machines, though, do play 4:3/letterboxed images in the correct ratio format, even when I'm set to the hi-def modes. Hope this helps.
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Thanks N. Singh. Glad to hear about the standard def direct TV box. Still puzzled why the 910 will upconvert the TV signal (both audio and video) coming in via component but only the video and not the audio signal from the DVD player also coming in via component.
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Yes, this is through HDMI cable. I do not component cable. I noticed that certain movies, there is a restriction in upconversion. Otherwise, for most of the SD DVD, it upconverts much better than the Yamaha receiver (it also can do upconversion through TBC-time base correction).
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I just picked one up from BB today, and the included manual isn't much more helpful. According to the manual, it is going to be up to the individual production of discs as far as what you'll be able to get from components. IF the protection is enabled, without HDMI you will only be able to view 480i or 480p. 720p or 1080i, either through HD DVD or upconverted SD DVD would/could be blocked. Hope this helps. Like I said, I have the unit and I'm watching it now with SD DVDs until tomorrow, and the upconversion is MUCH better than my previous Toshiba DVD upconversion player. Star Wars III was absolutely fantastic (picture wise. Unfortunately this unit cannot yet "upconvert" poor scripts, but I digress). If anyone wants to ask anymore questions, I'll be picking up a couple HD DVDs tomorrow (Tuesday 4/18) as well as getting some from Netflix, so I'll have plenty of review material.
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7.1 and 5.1 have nothing to do with whether the audio is HD or not. In fact, the majority of films/blu-rays are still in 5.1 surround, 7.1 has yet to be widely adopted. So, this means that no, the High-Def audio formats are not downgraded for 5.1 sound.
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Brian, I did purchase this DVD player and it will not upscale through component, only through HDMI. I guess I have to live with 480p for now until I get a TV with HDMI inputs.
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No. This unit down converts and records in standard definition and then up converts the playback in HD. Seems counterproductive but my guess is this approach was chosen to put less demand on the hardware. The up conversion is very good and the quality is about 90% of true HD. I would estimate most people would not notice the slight loss of quality.
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David, This would normally be an easy question to answer, as yes, according to the Sony website, one should see improvements with audio as well as video with this particular upconverting dvd player. Yet what you wrote leaves me with some questions as to your home set-up. Could you please elaborate on how you are connecting your dvd player, receiver, and television together? I only ask because my experience with standard DVD quality audio has always been phenomenal, and not once have I ever felt it was "simple stereo", save for when I watch older movies not encoded in DTS 5.1 or Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
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Couple questions:-Did the smaller files you converted play on the Latte?-What software are you using to do the conversions?-I know bluray movies come with digital versions, but I've not heard of this on DVD's. I have no idea if they copy-protected it from being reconverted somehow, wouldn't make any sense, but then again, most of the stuff they do doesn't make sense. It sounds like it's probably copy-protection, but I can't say for sure. Is the picture scrambled on the computer, before loading it onto the Latte?
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I was considering these as well. Interested to see what others post. Here is my research has yielded for 7.1 systems with Dolby True HD and DTS HD audio. A lot of people worry about upscaling, I only have blu ray player, so not much need for upscaling. Few do upscaling very well according to my research. Sony STR-DN1000: Nice HDMI connectivity, cleaner look, 100 watts per channel at 1% THD. I've heard upconversion is poor. $330 Sony STR-DH800: Does not upconvert analog sources. 100 watts per channel at 1% THD $250 Onkyo RC-160: Upconverts only to 1080i. 80 watts per channel at .08% THD $330 Onkyo SR-607: Upconverts to 1080p with okay quality, 90 watts at .08% THD $400 Pioneer VSX-919AH-K: .05% THD at 120 watts per channel, just 3 HDMI inputs, no upscaling capability $400 I realize these are Audio/Video Receivers, but it seems to me the main goal of most of them is for superior audio. After all, many TVs do a decent job making SD sources look better, even if you have to run an additional cable or two. To me, everything is going to be HDMI based, so I am leaning toward the Pioneer due to better power and less THD. $400 is very much on the high side of my budget. So if I decide to go with a cheaper receiver, I'll probably go with the Sony STR-DH800.
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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.
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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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THANKS KELLER!!! i got what you said about the audio on the yamaha.about the HD A35 i sent them a mail very angry cuz it was their mistake and the should look the way to fix it not me... so im waiting for their replay HOPE THEY LET ME KEEP THE HD DVD PLAYERS jejejejeje... but as you said its better to come clean about this stuff.tomorrow i will go buy the cables to hook the analog from my hd 35 and to my receiver, still the audio with the HDMI sound INCREIDIBLE... i let you know how all this ends... AND THANKS AGAIN MY FRIEND!
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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.