HDTV Almanac - Reader Question: Upscaling DVD Players

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HDTV Almanac - Reader Question: Upscaling DVD Players

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Q: New DVD players offer up-conversion of a standard DVD signal. How is this accomplished, and is this feature worthwhile?
John Lee, Hawaii
A: Standard DVDs produce a 480i signal (or 480p if it’s a progressive scan player). The new “upconvert” devices take the roughly 850 by 480 pixel image and scale it up to 720p [...]

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