Do Upconverting DVD Players Work?

cgott wrote on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:17:51 GMT:

I have an HDTV and was wondering if the cheaper upconverting DVD
players like Samsung's actually provide a better picture than a
standard player. Anyone have any experience with them? The Samsung is
only about $80.

I recently purchased a Philips DVP-5960 upconverting player at Circuit
City for USD$70.00. It's a good machine, easily hackable via remote for
my multiregion requirements but has motion issues on PAL sport DVD's. For
this reason 720P is better for them than 1080i.

DVD quality are significant issues here. I have the UK R2 release of
LOTR:Return of the King (Extended Edition) and it truely looks like an HD
DVD. Other R2 and R4 titles that aren't as well mastered don't look as
good.

However, the Philips machine is just a temporary measure until the new
Panasonic DVD-S99EG-S is released and is stable in Germany. At that point
(in 6-9 months) I plan to import one, provided I can verify it will
successfully operate on our 60 Hz. mains. This machine will definitely
solve all the problems the Philips have because of it's Faroudja
processing, motion adaptive circuitry and highly effective 50 Hz to 60 Hz
framerate conversion.

--
Rob


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Rob wrote:
cgott wrote on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:17:51 GMT:

I have an HDTV and was wondering if the cheaper upconverting DVD
players like Samsung's actually provide a better picture than a
standard player. Anyone have any experience with them? The Samsung is
only about $80.

I recently purchased a Philips DVP-5960 upconverting player at Circuit
City for USD$70.00. It's a good machine, easily hackable via remote for
my multiregion requirements but has motion issues on PAL sport DVD's. For
this reason 720P is better for them than 1080i.

DVD quality are significant issues here. I have the UK R2 release of
LOTR:Return of the King (Extended Edition) and it truely looks like an HD
DVD. Other R2 and R4 titles that aren't as well mastered don't look as
good.

However, the Philips machine is just a temporary measure until the new
Panasonic DVD-S99EG-S is released and is stable in Germany. At that point
(in 6-9 months) I plan to import one, provided I can verify it will
successfully operate on our 60 Hz. mains. This machine will definitely
solve all the problems the Philips have because of it's Faroudja
processing, motion adaptive circuitry and highly effective 50 Hz to 60 Hz
framerate conversion.
Same for me, 720p is the best setting for my Oppo player.

The most significant reason I went with the Oppo was the
Genesis/Faroudja chipset, it's motion adaptive circuitry, framerate
conversion. etc. The upconversion is nice, but for me not the most
critical feature.

wrote on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 21:02:40 GMT:


Rob wrote:
cgott wrote on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:17:51 GMT:

I have an HDTV and was wondering if the cheaper upconverting DVD
players like Samsung's actually provide a better picture than a
standard player. Anyone have any experience with them? The Samsung
is only about $80.

I recently purchased a Philips DVP-5960 upconverting player at
Circuit City for USD$70.00. It's a good machine, easily hackable
via remote for my multiregion requirements but has motion issues on
PAL sport DVD's. For this reason 720P is better for them than 1080i.

DVD quality are significant issues here. I have the UK R2 release of
LOTR:Return of the King (Extended Edition) and it truely looks like
an HD DVD. Other R2 and R4 titles that aren't as well mastered don't
look as good.

However, the Philips machine is just a temporary measure until the
new Panasonic DVD-S99EG-S is released and is stable in Germany. At
that point (in 6-9 months) I plan to import one, provided I can
verify it will successfully operate on our 60 Hz. mains. This machine
will definitely solve all the problems the Philips have because of
it's Faroudja processing, motion adaptive circuitry and highly
effective 50 Hz to 60 Hz framerate conversion.
Same for me, 720p is the best setting for my Oppo player.

The most significant reason I went with the Oppo was the
Genesis/Faroudja chipset, it's motion adaptive circuitry, framerate
conversion. etc. The upconversion is nice, but for me not the most
critical feature.

Oppo are nice machines, but I require HDMI interface.

--
Rob


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On 2006-08-25, Rob wrote:
wrote on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 21:02:40 GMT:

The most significant reason I went with the Oppo was the
Genesis/Faroudja chipset, it's motion adaptive circuitry, framerate
conversion. etc. The upconversion is nice, but for me not the most
critical feature.

Oppo are nice machines, but I require HDMI interface.

The Oppo 970 is hdmi. The 971 comes with a DVI-HDMI cable.

-Bill
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cgott wrote:
I have an HDTV and was wondering if the cheaper upconverting DVD
players like Samsung's actually provide a better picture than a
standard player. Anyone have any experience with them? The Samsung is
only about $80.


A Samsung upconverter will not look as good as an older non converting deck
like a Toshiba. Try a Toshiba or Sony upconverting deck.

Then go for the 970--but it does not AFAIK have the Genesis/Faroudja chip.
(Perhaps that's why it's cheaper)

--
All the Best
Richard Harison
"Rob" wrote in message
...
wrote on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 21:02:40 GMT:


Rob wrote:
cgott wrote on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:17:51 GMT:

I have an HDTV and was wondering if the cheaper upconverting DVD
players like Samsung's actually provide a better picture than a
standard player. Anyone have any experience with them? The Samsung
is only about $80.

I recently purchased a Philips DVP-5960 upconverting player at
Circuit City for USD$70.00. It's a good machine, easily hackable
via remote for my multiregion requirements but has motion issues on
PAL sport DVD's. For this reason 720P is better for them than 1080i.

DVD quality are significant issues here. I have the UK R2 release of
LOTR:Return of the King (Extended Edition) and it truely looks like
an HD DVD. Other R2 and R4 titles that aren't as well mastered don't
look as good.

However, the Philips machine is just a temporary measure until the
new Panasonic DVD-S99EG-S is released and is stable in Germany. At
that point (in 6-9 months) I plan to import one, provided I can
verify it will successfully operate on our 60 Hz. mains. This machine
will definitely solve all the problems the Philips have because of
it's Faroudja processing, motion adaptive circuitry and highly
effective 50 Hz to 60 Hz framerate conversion.
Same for me, 720p is the best setting for my Oppo player.

The most significant reason I went with the Oppo was the
Genesis/Faroudja chipset, it's motion adaptive circuitry, framerate
conversion. etc. The upconversion is nice, but for me not the most
critical feature.

Oppo are nice machines, but I require HDMI interface.

--
Rob


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wrote:

Then I read about the Oppo player and how well it stacked-up against
high-end players at the $3K price level. What was key about the Oppo
wasn't so much related to upconversion as it was in comprehensive video
processing. The Oppo employs a Genesis/Faroudja chipset whose video
processors run circles around those in most HD sets. Many of the
higher-end "upconverting" and non-"upconverting" players are similar.
I tested this using the HQV Benchmark DVD. My set, alone, performed OK
against the video tests, but the Oppo passed them all with flying
colors. By using the digital interface (DVI-HDMI) the digitally
processed signal remains in the digital domain all the way to the
screen (for fixed-pixel displays).

Is this puppy available in a "region-free" version?



John

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"The Man Behind The Curtain" wrote in message
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wrote:

Then I read about the Oppo player and how well it stacked-up against
high-end players at the $3K price level. What was key about the Oppo
wasn't so much related to upconversion as it was in comprehensive video
processing. The Oppo employs a Genesis/Faroudja chipset whose video
processors run circles around those in most HD sets. Many of the
higher-end "upconverting" and non-"upconverting" players are similar.
I tested this using the HQV Benchmark DVD. My set, alone, performed OK
against the video tests, but the Oppo passed them all with flying
colors. By using the digital interface (DVI-HDMI) the digitally
processed signal remains in the digital domain all the way to the
screen (for fixed-pixel displays).

Is this puppy available in a "region-free" version?



John

--


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No but if you do a search for this player on Amazon.com the second review
tell you how to go about it.

http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B00078G...272306-9975326

On 2006-09-02, The Man Behind The Curtain wrote:
wrote:

Is this puppy available in a "region-free" version?

Both Oppo 970 and 971 can be made region-free by entering a code through the
remote. Both also play PAL disks and do PAL--NTSC conversion.

Lots of info at avsforum:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=18

-Bill
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