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Steve Schaffer · 12-07-2003, 05:51 PM

The Samsung dvd player that upconverts to 1080i will only do so via it's DVI connection, not component. I don't know what kind of digital artifacts are added by this conversion so don't know how this looks vs native 480p.

I use a Faroudja chip progressive scan player feeding 480p to my set and it's displayed natively by the set (doesn't convert 480p to 540p like some makes). I've watched the same movie at 480p from dvd and at 1080i on HBO-HD and seen little difference in picture quality. Whether the 480p to 1080i conversion done by a relatively inexpensive player would look as good as HBO-HD is doubtful.

12-07-2003, 05:51 PM	#6 of 6
Steve Schaffer Member Join Date: Apr 1999 Local Time: 08:48 AM Local Date: 11-20-2008 Posts: 5,000	The Samsung dvd player that upconverts to 1080i will only do so via it's DVI connection, not component. I don't know what kind of digital artifacts are added by this conversion so don't know how this looks vs native 480p. I use a Faroudja chip progressive scan player feeding 480p to my set and it's displayed natively by the set (doesn't convert 480p to 540p like some makes). I've watched the same movie at 480p from dvd and at 1080i on HBO-HD and seen little difference in picture quality. Whether the 480p to 1080i conversion done by a relatively inexpensive player would look as good as HBO-HD is doubtful. Steve S. I prefer not to push the subwoofers until they\'re properly run in.