I need some DVD player guidance. I just replaced a 1080i RPTV with a Panasonic TC-P58v10. My current DVD player is a Denon DVD-2910. I'm new to this whole up-conversion & Blu Ray thing, so I'm looking for advice on how best to utilize my new TV's 1080p capabilities. For a little background: I don't generally buy DVDs, instead, I rent them. Thus, I have only a very small standard def DVD collection. Ultimately, I would like to watch BR DVDs on my system, so at some point I will buy a BR DVD player.
I see in the owner's manual that my Denon DVD player upconverts to 1080i (but not 1080p). I'd rather not discard my Denon and replace it with another standard def DVD player just to add the up-conversion to 1080p capability. So as I see it, here are my options:
1) Continue to use my Denon for standard def DVDs and either have the Denon upconvert to 1080i or leave it at the native resolution. In either case, I assume my new TV will take that signal and upconvert to 1080p. So if I go this route, is there any benefit to having the DVD player upconvert to 1080i?
2) Discard my Denon DVD player and replace it with a standard def DVD player that upconverts to 1080p. (I'd rather not do this unless I buys me a lot of PQ.)
3) By a BR player and use it for both BR and SD DVDs. Are there any BR players out there that do a good job of upconverting and are also play BR DVDs well?
WRT BR players, I've heard talk that a good upconverted SD DVD can look almost as good as a BR DVD on smaller TVs, but I assume with my 58", I will see a noticeable difference and thus justify buying a BR player. Thoughts?
I see in the owner's manual that my Denon DVD player upconverts to 1080i (but not 1080p). I'd rather not discard my Denon and replace it with another standard def DVD player just to add the up-conversion to 1080p capability. So as I see it, here are my options:
1) Continue to use my Denon for standard def DVDs and either have the Denon upconvert to 1080i or leave it at the native resolution. In either case, I assume my new TV will take that signal and upconvert to 1080p. So if I go this route, is there any benefit to having the DVD player upconvert to 1080i?
2) Discard my Denon DVD player and replace it with a standard def DVD player that upconverts to 1080p. (I'd rather not do this unless I buys me a lot of PQ.)
3) By a BR player and use it for both BR and SD DVDs. Are there any BR players out there that do a good job of upconverting and are also play BR DVDs well?
WRT BR players, I've heard talk that a good upconverted SD DVD can look almost as good as a BR DVD on smaller TVs, but I assume with my 58", I will see a noticeable difference and thus justify buying a BR player. Thoughts?
