Just got a Elite 61" pro-1410HD monitor. I have an Onkyo progessive scan 6 disc dvd changer. My question is, one, does the Monitor itself upscale the 480p output and display it at 720p all by itself? Would I benefit from an upscaling DVD player much?

2nd question? Will a good upscaling DVD player (which is??) Denon, Onkyo, Pioneer, Oppo???? etc...... upscale better than a Toshiba HDDVD player. I see some of these players going on e-bay around the $300 mark. If they aren't better at upscaling a SD DVD player than the new Toshiba HD DVD's, should I just grab one of these Toshibas and that way I can watch new discs as well?

I too want to wait to sort out all this stuff, but for less than 400 bucks, the HDDVD will be more than some cheap upscaling, but i'm sure less than a Denon or Elite Upscaling player. With a 61" plasma, I want the best picture I can get for DVD's and it's hard to wait for these format battles. Most watching will be HD Content and SD satellite, but probably will watch 1-2 DVDs a week or so.

Just got a Elite 61" pro-1410HD monitor. I have an Onkyo progessive scan 6 disc dvd changer. My question is, one, does the Monitor itself upscale the 480p output and display it at 720p all by itself? Would I benefit from an upscaling DVD player much?

Yes. All fixed-pixel displays scale their input signals to the native resolution. A player might or might not perform this function better. See the stickies at the top of this forum, particularly "How Much is that Scaler in the Window?"

2nd question? Will a good upscaling DVD player (which is??) Denon, Onkyo, Pioneer, Oppo???? etc...... upscale better than a Toshiba HDDVD player. I see some of these players going on e-bay around the $300 mark. If they aren't better at upscaling a SD DVD player than the new Toshiba HD DVD's, should I just grab one of these Toshibas and that way I can watch new discs as well?


The Toshibas have gotten very good reviews for the quality of their SD-DVD upscaling and are said to be comparable to good SD-DVD players. It is certainly a reasonable way to go. The only thing you give up is the ability to play certain formats: PAL and non-region 1 disks, for example.

-Bill

considering you can afford that set, I would 100% reco the Toshiba HD-1. Watch HD and SD upconvert (very well) now.

If Blue-Ray wins out, oh well, you still have an SD player.