Another newbie question here regarding upconversion of ripped DVD files:

Say I rip a DVD with no compression and keeping all the menus and what not - the resulting file will be 480i, correct? Now, say I want to play that file on a 50" 720p HD plasma TV. Can the ripped file be upconverted to that resolution as if it were a DVD in an upconverting DVD player? If so, how would this be accomplished?

My planned setup will be hosting the files on my PC in another room and using an streamer of some sort to get the data to the TV.

Thanks,

- Derek

Most TV's do a pretty good job of handling the upconversion themselves. I would first try just playing the file as is and see how well the tv handles it. Otherwise you would need some type of device or player that does the upconversion first.

Now, if you want o play back HD material, that's another story. Then your playback h/w must be able to provide the hi-def output.

Personally, I never bothered with an up-converting DVD player because both of the hdtv's I have do a terrific job with the scaling of the 480p content to their native resolutions. One tv is a Sony GWIII 50" RPLCD. The other is a Toshiba 42HP92 42 inch plasma.

I would like to bump this thread to see if there is anymore information.

I have a sageTV HD media extender that I use to play my ripped DVD's.

I used to use Zoom player on my HTPC and FFDShow to optimize the DVD image.

I really liked the optimized output from zoom player better than the HD Extender. The problem is I do not like having to deal with ZP and codecs on the PC.

is it possible to take the ripped dvd's and then upconvert it into an AVI at a higher resolution? Pref. using FFDShow to do the optimizing?

Search for "AviSynth" and "VirtualDub" and prepare for a steep learning curve.

You're doing the opposite of what just about everyone else is doing. Everyone else wants to reduce file size and resolution. You're one of the few interested in doing the opposite.