The general opinion is that upconversion dvd players do not improve the picture on DVD players. The idea is that when transferring sources from one device to another a gain isn't acheived. The recommendation is to translate VHS tapes into DVD format for better quality.
DVD players that upconvert can be purchased online or from local electronic stores. It should be noted that if you have an LCD, DLP or plasma television, an upconverting DVD player may not increase the quality of the DVD being played further. These kinds of television already scale up the picture being received from the DVD player. Take a note of your television brand and model and speak to an expert before purchasing an upconverting DVD player.
Upconverting DVD players use standard dvds and process that information at a higher quality rate than standard DVD players. This website will give you more information. http://askville.amazon.com/upconverting-DVD-player/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=5434097.
Yes, the Samsung DVDVR375 DVD/VHS Combo Recorder offers VHS upconverting.
A Blu-Ray player is capable of playing normal DVD's - even upconverting to make a better picture. However, a standard DVD player cannot play Blu-Ray DVD's.
It attempts to convert standard definition DVD's to 1080i or 1080p video.
* No you cannot, you need an HD-DVD player to play HD-DVD's * * HD-DVD is a brand of high definition DVD, just like "Sony" is a brand of electronics. Since an HD-DVD is its own brand and competes with Blu-Ray, the other brand of high definition DVD, it is proprietary and can only be played on HD-DVD brand DVD players. An upconverting DVD player is a DVD player that takes standard definition DVD's (in 480p) and uses digital technology to upconvert them to a 1080i or 1080p definition.
Many DVD players can play picture CDs
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There are upconverting dvd/vcr combos,but they don't upconvert the analog signal of the VCR.
Yes, but you'll need an "upconverting" DVD player that can enlarge the size of the image of your DVDs to look OK on the HDTV. Look for a player that says "1080p" for its upconverting resolution.
That's extremely common.We'd guess that nearly any new DVD player would have no problem.
There are some major differences between Blu Ray players and DVD players. Among the most important is that you cannot play a Blu Ray disk on a regular DVD player.