Sony BRAVIA KDL-V40XBR1 Upconversion?
02-18-06, 01:56 PM
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Sony BRAVIA KDL-V40XBR1 Upconversion?
Considering purchasing this set. Does anyone know if it converts all signals to 720p? The reason I ask is that I am also considering buying an upconvert dvd player and don't want to waste money if the TV itself will do the upconversion of the DVD signal from a progressive scan player.
02-18-06, 03:01 PM
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It will convert the signal to 720p, but an upconverting player will yield a better picture if the scaler in the DVD player is better than the scaler in the tv. I don't know how good the Bravia scaler is. I would try it both way (720p from an upconverting player and 480i letting the tv scale the signal) to see what yields the best picture.
02-19-06, 10:17 PM
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Thanks! I'll try it by letting the TV do it first, then consider buying the upconvert player. They are pretty cheap now, but I may just live with the TV doing the conversion unil HD-DVD or BluRay come out and are affordable, although my Xbox 360 and PS3 when it comes out may play the newer discs.
