Player converts 480i to 480p (analog with component, digital with HDMI/DVI) which is passed to TV, TV converts up to it's native resolution.Ĥ80i is converted to 480p, then 720p, and if needed 1080i, then either 720p or 1080i is passed (analog with component, digital with HDMI/DVI) to TV, TV converts (if necessary) to it's native resolution.
Now the vast majority of HDTVs already include circuitry that first converts any 480i to 480p and then up to it's native resolution.Ĥ80i (analog) is passed to TV, TV converts to 480p then up to it's native resolution. This was an improvement when people were watching them on standard def televisions. That's why they came out with "progressive scan" DVD players - to convert that source to 480p. If you go to the benchmark reviews of dvd players you can see all the problems a dvd player can have. The way they decode the video is the most important part. The reason most people like the upscaling DVD players is because the scaler in the players are better than their tv's scaler.Īlso, there's much more to dvd players than just the resolution. Upscaling actually normally works better on fixed pixel tv's than CRT's. So, the best thing for you would be to get a 480p DVD player without upscaling. Your xbox is actually downconverting the signal to 480i for your tv to upconvert to it's native resolution. Pretty much all commercial DVDs are encoded at 480p. You are losing half of the picture from the dvd when you go 480i. Going to a 480p player is not introducing an upscaler. A progressive scan DVD player, without upscaling, can output 720x480 (480p - progressive scan) video signals.