Does it upscale old consoles like NES and SNES? (They use non-standard resolutions smaller than NTSC)
443611
Yes, it does upscale old consoles, and with great results. I'm currently using one of these myself to upscale my NES, SNES, Genesis, and Dreamcast. The resulting picture quality still isn't as great as using an old tube tv, but it's a huge improvement. Currently playing Gaiares on the Genesis and the colors and sprites all look real good. I think some systems tend to look better through the upscaler than others, however, as my Gamecube still looks muddy as hell, but the dreamcast gives me some sharper picture quality. Overall, though, I think it's worth the money.
981099
It should since the ViewHD device upgrades your Wii 480p signal to 1080p which is no different than what an upscaling DVD player does. If you get audio and video with a upscaling DVD or Bluray player connected you should be good to go. If in the end it doesn't work with the Wii, you can always take one of your HDMI cords and connect it directly to your receiver with the other end to the ViewHD device which connects to the Wii. Good luck.
1005815
I got this specifically to use on my N64. Although it worked, the picture quality was worse than when I just hooked it up directly to my tv using AV cables. I have a 720p Plasma. The colors were much darker and the image is stretched. There is no way to make this run in 480p or any 4:3 aspect ratio.
575983
Alright thank you. I think blurays will automatically upscale on even old players but I'll UPGRADE
843963
The included HDMI cable does not upscale the signal. Seiki did announce one that actively upscales in the cable, but the one included with the tv simply supports the resolution on the tv. The TV itself has a scalar that upscales lower resolution stuff.If you have a PC you can force 120hz refresh at 1080p, I haven't tried a console.
277510
I can confirm SNES, N64, GameCube, and PS2 emulators work with it. I used PCSX2 and Dolphin were some I used, can't remember the others' names.
406816
Yes I used one of these with my PS4 however the resolution obviously isn't high definition
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
319018
In my experience, the picture quality varies depending on the source. Just for reference, my TV is a 32 inch Sony, and the picture might look different on something else. My Wii (component 480p) and my DVD player (component 480p) look really good upscaled to 1080p. My PS2 (component 480i, 480p, 1080i) strangely looks better upscaled to 1080i and is sometimes a little off balance. My N64 (composite 480i) looks decent upscaled to 1080p. My Gamecube (composite 480i) and PS1 (composite 480i) look kind of noisy and blurry and are not centered on the screen exactly. My NES. (composite 480i) doesn't really change much. I hope this helps!
436538
Yes this unit will accept a 1080p signal and then scale it down to the 720p native.
2217429
your tv's native resolution is 1080p so it will upscale your ps3 games to 1080p without you buying anything.
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.
1701152
Yes, it will. That is the beauty of Wii/Nintendo; they always retrofit their games and equipment to the older products, so you don't have to keep forking out cash for every upgrade. Unlike other game consoles.
871991
I have been using it to play old 8-bit nintendo games. I don't notice any lag at all (I have a 1 ms monitor). it seems to be a fast solution... just wish it were 4:3 aspect meh
1931373
Yes, it converts the PAL signal to play on an NTSC TV. You don't have to do anything special if it's an all-region disc. For discs that are region specific, you have to reset through the preferences menu, which is explained in other reviews.
86534
Only if you want high definition resolution picture (for example 720p or 1080p) otherwise you can use the cable that comes with the console so you just won't get a high def picture. Hope that helped.
1803998
To a greater extent, YES. The unit takes you from RCA jacks with 720 and up-converts you to 1080i. It's like going form VHS to DVD. The difference is also noticeable when playing wii games. Our grandchildren have the first wii and could tell the difference. WE have had it for 6 months and love it.