Does an Upconverting DVD player really look better than that of a standard DVD player?

If you're in the market for a new DVD Player, you can pretty much only get two kinds anymore: Progressive Scan and Upconverting.

Here are some comments:

1. If you have a TV with good scaling/deinterlacing hardware, there will be little to no difference between ProScan and Upconverting DVD Players. This is because everything will need to be converted from 480i to whatever your TV's native resolution is. For example, let's say you have a 720p LCD TV. A ProScan DVD player will convert the DVD from 480i to 480p. Your TV will convert from 480p to 720p. If you had an Upconverting DVD player, it will convert from 480i straight to 720p. It's one less converting step (typically a good thing), but depending on your gear, it might provide little to no noticeable benefit.

2. It's very difficult to find any ProScan DVD player that isn't rebranded Chinese "junk". You might stumble onto a decent quality Chinese ProScan player, but most of them are "plasticky" and the on-screen graphics look lousy. Conversely, the Japanese OEMs still make money on Upconverting DVD players, so it's easier to find a decent quality one.

3. In either case, you do not want to use composite cables. ProScan DVD players use component cables. Upconverting DVD players generally use HDMI. HDMI is more convenient than component. Whatever you do, don't pay retail for the cables. Try monoprice.com for much much better prices.

I typically see ProScan players selling for $30 to $50. Upconverting players go for about $100. Personally, I think I would go for an Upconverting player just for the higher build quality. But I wouldn't expect a much better picture.

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Assuming you have an HDTV in case you ought to purchase a participant do no longer difficulty with a DVD participant, decide for a ~$one hundred Blu-ray participant. First, regular DVD gamers do no longer upconvert DVDs, so which you like a minimum of an upconverting DVD participant ... and sensible ones cost $50+. you may besides purchase a Blu-ray participant when you consider that's an upconverting DVD participant that still performs Blu-ray disks (and in lots of cases does extra, like play Utube, flow Netflix, demonstrate pictures, play MP3 that DVD gamers frequently do no longer). however the actual question is what are you observing on? If a 40" or extra advantageous 1080p HDTV (and you take a seat close adequate) you will be able to get earnings from Blu-ray, yet whilst something smaller upconverted DVD will seem in actuality comparable to Blu-ray besides so which you certainly do no longer ought to replace your DVDs. There are enormous transformations in how properly Blu-ray gamers manage DVDs nevertheless. some do a mediocre interest, mutually as the extra advantageous ones output pseudo HD from DVDs that rival Blu-ray high quality. i bought a Blu-ray participant (Pioneer) that comments suggested did a extra advantageous than elementary interest on DVD upconversion and nonetheless purchase 5x as many DVDs as Blu-ray disks. expenses lots much less and for all yet particularly compelling titles i do no longer difficulty wih Blu-ray. and that i watch on a a hundred and ten" demonstrate / 1080p projector. it particularly is my 2 cents.

You won't notice much, if any difference between 480p and 720p on a TV smaller then 50 inches. I would just get a progressive scan DVD player for your 32 inch TV. You can use this chart to help you out. http://www.carltonbale.com/wp-content/uploads/reso...

Sure does. It upconverts the DVD to near High definition quality.