This converter upscale a TV set top box to 1080p?
1667301
I bought it to connect an older DVD/VCR player to my new Vizio TV. There were no available imputs to connect the unit so I took a chance. It works perfectly for my needs. It upscales old movies and discs to near HD quality. For me, it's a great solution. The connections I needed were simple RCA and none were available on my TV so this fit the bill. I hope this helps.
1667302
Yeah, its ok for watching regular t.v. But if you are watching a movie the picture breaks up because it doesn't have the refresh rate. For the money its great. But it's not h.d.
73717
Most receivers under $1500 don't have high quality upscaling. Your projector will have some form of upscaling and it might be better than an A/V receiver - or the receiver might be better. Neither will be great. If your cable box outputs HDMI, then I'm not sure there is anything. I *think* the Sony 2400ES does digital upscaling. Everything else in this price range only upscales analog inputs such as component. The Denon 1909, Onkyo 606 (or higher), Yamaha v663, etc. There are lots of in this range that do analog upconversion, but again, it probably won't be great.
1698139
It is. You just can't tell because there is only so much that up-conversion can do. It isn't some magic wand that suddenly turns 480p into 1080p. All it does is enhance what is there, if there isn't enough there to be properly enhanced you wont see much difference.
144022
Yes, This is assuming there isn't any HDCP on the cable box, it handles the following resolutions@Refresh/FPS -1080p @ 23.98 -1080p @ 24 -1080p @ 25 -1080p @ 29.97 (Normal) -1080p @ 30 (Not as common) -1080i @ 50 -1080i @ 59.97 (Commonly used by 60Hz) -1080i @ 60 (uncommon) -720p @ 50 -720p @ 59.94 (Common) -720p @ 60 This is along with -NTSC / NTSC 23.98 & NTSC Progressive (Older Composites) -PAL / PAL Progressive (older) It is able to upscale & Anamorphic SD to HD as well. To also answer your question, it's output can be upscaled from 720p to 1080i, and Input can be upscaled SD (Anamorphic/Letterbox) to 1080i & Downscaled 720p & 1080i to SD (Anamorphic/Letterbox) 16:9. Side Note, you will need the included SW (Blackmagic Media Express) or another SW(Like Open Broadcaster) that is able to receive the input signal to activate the pass through, actively running. -Meaning The SW will have to be running, and viewing the stream to allow the 'Preview' TV/Monitor to show the display. Please Contact Me if you would like to know more about setting it up, as there is no smart switching enabled & can be finicky. Though it is Well worth it entirely. Be sure to know that there is a minimal MB performance requirement. X58 MB confirmed (Running on a Sabertooth X58 MB w/ i7-960)
1801849
It doesn't up convert to 480p, no. It's basically used to clean up the picture quality by converting to Component. I used this, along with a custom cable, to hook up my old Sega Genesis. The picture definitely came through much brighter and clearer when compared to the original.
135358
Thank you for your question. No matter the format that is being up-converted, up-conversion only works to a degree. It can't make programming not shot in 4K look as clean as true 4K material. It will do something to slightly improve the quality but it can't perform magic to programming not produced in the format. Thanks again very much.
2217429
your tv's native resolution is 1080p so it will upscale your ps3 games to 1080p without you buying anything.
1047282
Hello. To upscaling to UHD, the source must be 1080p (p, not i). Otherwise, the image has a little improvement, but not UHD. Cable TV normally uses 1080i, so, no upscaling. Blu-ray players with 1080p can be upscaled to UHD.
2032871
S. Dvorkin - Check out this link - I don't know much about PS3's but I read in this link that if you switch one of your settings in the PS3 to "Bitstream" you will send digital to the STR-DG920 - once the 920 receives the digital signal it will upscale it in the process. I have a Sony BDP550 connected to my 920 and it does amazing things with 480P DVD's - http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/archive/index.php/t-1013635.html
1801847
It does not upscale 480i / 240p --> 480p. This is only a SCART to Component video covnverter. Genesis, SNES, Saturn, PS1 and PC Engine all look amazing with this unit when coupled with the correct cables and a SDTV with component inputs.If you want an upscaler, look into a Framemeister XRGB or something along those lines
1047283
The cable is able to upconvert to 4K if the input signal from the device is at 1080p 24 Hz or 30 Hz. If your cable box is outputting at 1080 60Hz, it won't be able to upconvert to 4K.
267145
From what I have read about my 1080p flatscreen. The picture is automatically upconverted to 1080p
1804001
No quality improment. It just very much do the conversion so you can use hdmi port
1078785
If you are referring to the TV's upscaling processors then the answer is yes, the TV will take anything that isn't 4k and give it more detail
243840
It will upconvert the signal to HD but will not up-scale your video quality. There is a distinction between the two and obviously no reciever can enhance video quality per say.
34891
A solution is available when viewing DVDs through Sony's upscaling DVD player, which permits you to set normal aspect ratio for a 1080 signal. But I hadn't thought about the problem with a cable company's set-top box. This set limits you to Wide mode and 3 settings: Zoom, wide zoom (less drastic), and full. An e-mail to Sony produced the generic response and reference to a general blurb about HD and aspect ratio. I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds it an apparent bummer.
343829
The TV includes a standard HDMI cable. I think up conversion must be done by onboard electronics in the TV itself, not the cable. Certainly the HDMI cable carries a 4k signal.