Can anyone recommend a good upconverting DVD player?

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CommanderQ

I am planning to buy an LCD TV that supports 1080p. Should I buy a upconverting DVD player with 1080i or 1080p support since I heard 1080i is good enough.

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Sure, at least until the industry sorts out all of the

formats. That's what I did. I own the Oppo DV-981HD.

Otherwise, you could consider the LG player that plays

both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray Discs if the high price is

not out of the question. A 1080i resolution is plenty

good enough for HDTV sizes of 37" or smaller.

Do HDTVs upconvert with a basic DVD player?

JMR

With a very recent LCD HDTV, do I need to buy an upconverting DVD player for 1080p, or does the tv do it in itself? If so, why do upconverting DVD players exist if all HDTVs upconvert in themselves? Nothing else plays 1080p other than HDTV, so this seems useless. Can someone clear this up for me?

Do I need an upconverting DVD player or not?

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Because an HDTV has to be able to receive SD programming, they MUST up-convert themselves. There is NO absolute need for an up-converting DVD player with a HDTV. But there is a compelling reason to consider the purchase of an up-converting DVD player. Processing of digital video signals takes a lot of computing resources. Adding the up-converting burden to the digital signal processor in your HDTV can cause pixelization due to processor overloading. Allowing the up-convert processes to be performed in an up-converting DVD's processor resources helps to distribute this load. Distribution helps to reduce pixelization, especially during scene changes and full motion. Distribution can also result in a superior, more thorough up-conversion result. Therefore, a high quality up-converting DVD player can improve overall picture quality.

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If i have a 1080i tv is it pointless to get a 1080p hd dvd player?

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rosti t

Also can i play a 1080p hd dvd on my 1080i tv and do i have to have a 1080p hd dvd player or can i use a 1080i one?

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You probably have a 720p/1080i TV and NO it is not pointless to get an HD player.
The player can be set to output in 720p, 1080i, or 1080p. Even at 720p the picture will look great.
Technology always moves on, I am sure your next TV will be 1080p.

How do i hook up a surround system with no hdmi to an hdtv and dvd player?

Kris

Can I run my dvd player to my tv via hdmi and than my tv to my receiver and play the sound from my dvd player to the surround that way? I am so lost... My surround sound system is an onkyo ht-s990thx 7.1 and my tv is a mitsubishi 1080p and my dvd player is a sony.

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If your Sony DVD player has HDMI output, then yes, connect it to the TV's HDMI input.

You didn't say what model DVD player you have, but it probably doesn't include audio in the HDMI output. For that you need a separate digital audio cable, which you'll connect from the DVD player to the Onkyo receiver, not the TV.

There are two kinds of digital audio connections, optical and coaxial. Depending on what kind of output your DVD player has, you'll need either a TOSlink optical cable or an RCA coaxial cable.

Using this cable, connect the DVD player's digital audio output to the Onkyo receiver's digital audio input (the Onkyo has both types). These cables are cheap, less than $5.

Then you'll have great picture and sound, although you'll have to switch the Onkyo to the correct audio input to hear the DVD audio.

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