If the image looks better to you, then it is better, right?
My 2 cents
My 2 cents
Can film sourced 480i be simply scaled to 1080i?
Hey all you gurus out there. 
I recently got the HD-A1 and I'm certain the picture looks best for regular DVD output at 1080i over HDMI to my NEC 50XR5. The other options via HDMI are 480p and 720p I have the player in "film" mode and the NEC in "Cinema" mode for 1080i to activate 1080i IVT.
I've never been a big believer in the benefits of upconversion per se. At first, I assumed the player was likely just scaling 480i->1080i and my display was performing IVT but a knowledgeable person pointed out to me that that wasn't likely the case and I tend to agree.
I'd say the likely steps in the player are 480i->IVT->480p24->1080p24->telecine->1080i before output to the display. Assuming this is correct and 480i can't be simply scaled to 1080i with the 3:2 cadence intact why would I see a better image?
Or am I just imagining it?
I recently got the HD-A1 and I'm certain the picture looks best for regular DVD output at 1080i over HDMI to my NEC 50XR5. The other options via HDMI are 480p and 720p I have the player in "film" mode and the NEC in "Cinema" mode for 1080i to activate 1080i IVT.
I've never been a big believer in the benefits of upconversion per se. At first, I assumed the player was likely just scaling 480i->1080i and my display was performing IVT but a knowledgeable person pointed out to me that that wasn't likely the case and I tend to agree.
I'd say the likely steps in the player are 480i->IVT->480p24->1080p24->telecine->1080i before output to the display. Assuming this is correct and 480i can't be simply scaled to 1080i with the 3:2 cadence intact why would I see a better image?
Or am I just imagining it?
