I'm using a Pioneer DV-59AVi which upconverts to 1080i. Nice. And I have a nive new Mitsubishi 1080p LCD screen. Now I also recently got a Sony STR-DA5200ES A/V receiver which says it upconverts to 1080p.

Right now I have the HDMI connector going straight to the Mits monitor. But should I go through the Sony to get to 1080p... and what do I set the Pioneer to do in its output... also upconvert?

Ideas? Thanks!

I'm using a Pioneer DV-59AVi which upconverts to 1080i. Nice. And I have a nive new Mitsubishi 1080p LCD screen. Now I also recently got a Sony STR-DA5200ES A/V receiver which says it upconverts to 1080p.

Right now I have the HDMI connector going straight to the Mits monitor. But should I go through the Sony to get to 1080p...?

I have no actual experience, but I have doubts that the Sony can do such a good job on video processing. Within all the circuitry and power requirements for a tuner, preamp and amp, the receiver has to find room (and power) for VP. I have doubts that there are separate power supplies.

I've never owned the Pioneer, but I remember that it got great reviews, and not just because of its ability to output 480i over HDMI.

I don't remember if the Pioneer went up to 1080p, or just 1080i. Maybe it was the 79avi which went to 1080p. But can your TV even accept 1080p? I own 2 1080p displays which won't accept that input. A Mitsu and a Sony.

Even if all the Pioneer will output is 1080i, I would guess that the TV can do a better job of getting to 1080p than the receiver. Since 1080p is the display's native rate, I would have to trust that it could upscale that last bit itself.

A lot of guessing on my part.

The only way to know is to try it. Sometimes the display does a better job, sometimes the source, sometimes the AVR. The same with the resolution with some 720 looks best on others 1080i or 480 p.

You just have to try each of the combinations. Logic seems to say use the native resolution and the fewest conversions, but that is not always true.

Thank-you! I will try all combinations - thanks for your collective wisdom.

The avr will not upconvert the video signal to 1080p that is not correct, a video scaler alone costs twice as much as that avr and the most it will do is pass through 1080p but not 1080i to 1080p,
Because to upconvert a signal it must be interlaced the signal should be 480i to be upscaled by a scaler which I seriously doubt the sony can do.

Intelligent video scaling is a new way to think about converting TV video to computer video format. Rather than generating an output that is dependent on the input format, a video scaler is able to produce a converted image in a wide range of resolutions and refresh rates, completely independent of the original, incoming TV video format.
How does it do this? Like line doublers and quadruplers, a video scaler combines the information in the odd and even fields of an incoming video signal into a combined, non-interlaced picture. Then, taking advantage of the latest electronics technology , the video scaler uses sophisticated, processing algorithms to manipulate the image, changing its resolution, refresh rate, and even aspect ratio, to exactly match the desired output specifications. Rather than generating "odd-ball" resolutions of 483 or 966 lines, video scalers provide converted output in standard resolutions like 640 x 480, 800 x 600, and as high as 1280 x 1024, all at a variety of refresh rates.