Can PS3 Upconvert regular DVDs to 1080p? - Page 3

Originally Posted by swanlee

That's partly false, HDMI is allowed to upconvert DVD's. CSS allow up conversion because of the build in security through HDMI. component is not allowed because a lack of security and VGa is allowed to because of the computer interface loophole. Every upconverting DVd player besides the 360 does it's upconversion through HDMI.

The reason the PS3 can't upconvert anything is it lack a useable scaler. There may be a scaler in the PS3 but Sony does not allow it to be used for anything right now.

Originally Posted by dallow

Thanks for bumping a dead topic on something we've been talking about for weeks already.

Originally Posted by WirelessGuru

Would you rather he started a new thread???

Originally Posted by Frank@N

They may never release software updates for PS1/PS2/DVD upconverting because they won't make money of it.

Originally Posted by SamTheManNYC

So if I'm playing a regular DVD on my PS3 (which doesn't upconvert), but the video signal goes through my Denon AVR-4306 (which is suppose to upconvert everything) through an HDMI cable to my TV then I will be seeing that DVD in 1080P/1080i? Just trying to figure out what resolution I'm viewing my DVD's in. I'm a noob... :P

Originally Posted by SamTheManNYC

So if I'm playing a regular DVD on my PS3 (which doesn't upconvert), but the video signal goes through my Denon AVR-4306 (which is suppose to upconvert everything) through an HDMI cable to my TV then I will be seeing that DVD in 1080P/1080i? Just trying to figure out what resolution I'm viewing my DVD's in. I'm a noob... :P

Originally Posted by jaykit

I just purchased a new PS3 last week. I had to upgrade the firmware as soon as I started the system. I put in a regular DVD, and it upconverts the DVD's no problem. I have an HDMI cable connected directly from the PS3 to the back of my Sony SXRD 50" and the picture quality is excellent. Thought I would let everyone know...

Originally Posted by jaykit

I just purchased a new PS3 last week. I had to upgrade the firmware as soon as I started the system. I put in a regular DVD, and it upconverts the DVD's no problem. I have an HDMI cable connected directly from the PS3 to the back of my Sony SXRD 50" and the picture quality is excellent. Thought I would let everyone know...

Originally Posted by Frank@N

Sub,


I'm currently looking in the new Oppo 1080p upconvert DVD player for $230.

Originally Posted by Tenkaipalm

Your TV is probably doing the scaling, not the PS3.

Why, does your 1080P lack a scalar too? My cheap Westinghouse has one of the best scalars around, just let the TV do it. It's the same function - who cares which device does it?

Originally Posted by Ragnarok

Not lacking a scaler, just an inferior one. The DCDi chip in the Oppo is MUCH better than any conventional TV scaler.

Originally Posted by tgable

DCDi is not for upscaling. DVDs films are 480P, you don't need to deinterlace them.

Upscaling is like praying. You'll convince yourself of the effects if you pay $230, but I bet you'd fail a blind test. You may want to do some more research before you waste money on something so insignificant.

Originally Posted by Ragnarok

Upscaling is a science. I can certainly tell the difference between quality upscaling and generic upscaling. It's not trivial and when done right can have a very significant PQ difference.

Originally Posted by tgable

I'd love to hear the differences in "quality" and "generic" upscaling. I've been down the HTPC+ffdshow upscaling holy grail quest now. I have the 360 upscaling to 1080P via VGA and my cheap JVC 480P player. I use my JVC 95% of the time, it's hard to tell on my 42" and my TV has a good scaler. The 360 seems to do a good job, but the added noise isn't worth the hassle.

Originally Posted by tgable

DCDi is not for upscaling. DVDs films are 480P, you don't need to deinterlace them.

Upscaling is like praying. You'll convince yourself of the effects if you pay $230, but I bet you'd fail a blind test. You may want to do some more research before you waste money on something so insignificant.

Originally Posted by Supermans

An update would be able to do it since the maching is basically a computer with all the capability to upscale. It is possible that a hack of some sort comes out down the road if Sony doesn't come up with one. It is also possible that all the common HTPC programs in use today to scale DVD movie's multiple times and other programs like nvidia's decoders could be implimented into Linux once the RSX code is broken...It will be interesting to see when that happens. Until then, I don't believe the PS3 will upconvert SD-DVD's natively, even if you set the output to 1080p, it won't be doing the same thing as all of Sony's upconverter DVD players....