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Joe Murphy Jr

In Reply to: RE: New to HDTV: Upconverter question posted by soundnut on July 18, 2010 at 09:42:54

#1
Your plasma display will deinterlace all incoming interlaced signals and will scale (up, in your case) the signal to the display's native resolution (1024x768 for your display).

#2
All display manufacturers have a price point to meet and that bars them from giving their displays top-notch deinterlacing and scaling capabilities. Some displays do one or both processes better than others, but they don't match quality products dedicated to these two processes. Hopefully this doesn't come as a surprise, but your display is from the lower end (quality wise) of Panasonic's plasma line. The quality of the above two processes will not be that great as done by your display.

#3
Make sure you are using the HDMI input of the display (provided your satellite Set Top Box has an HDMI or DVI output). But at minimum, you should be using the component outputs -- YPbPr -- of the satellite STB.

#4
Deinterlacing and scaling in a $100 product isn't going to be much better than what your display is capable of, unless you're buying used and the seller just wants to get rid of the device. Even most of the older DVDO video processors start at around $300 on the used market.

#5
Welcome to satellite television. Please drop your pants and bend over...

Follow Ups:

Thanks for the info... - soundnut 12:12:18 07/18/10 (3)
Yeah, I knew my TV was a lower priced Panasonic & that's why I could afford it... I bought that particular model because it got pretty positive reviews despite it's low cost. With an upconverting DVD player, I think the picture quality is outstanding. SD looks about on par with my old CRT set.

One upconverter I'm looking at is a used ADS Tech HDUP-1500. Is this a decent one to consider?

Thanks,
Bob :-)
- that's a bit more than $100 - Joe Murphy Jr 17:38:53 07/18/10 (2)
  Didn't you type $100 in your first post? Anyway, after reading a few short reviews, it's definitely not worth the $550 retail price and may not be any better than your display's processing (ie, a waste of your money).
  
  If you want something for this purpose, I suggest you get one from a quality manufacturer who knows what they're doing -- ABT (Anchor Bay Technologies), the makers of DVDO video processors. Even if you can't afford their latest gear, you can find their products on the used market at very affordable prices ($300 and up). Check out the site below ( videogon.com ) and read reviews on the DVDO products that will fit your budget. There are also used video processors for sale in the classified section at avsforum.com (just be sure to research the products you see to be sure they will work for your display).
  - used processors (Open in New Window)
  - if you're set on a video processor - Joe Murphy Jr 18:28:51 07/18/10 (1)
    Check out the DVDO Edge processor from ABT. One Call has a refurbished model for $399 (free shipping). It comes with a 1-year warranty from DVDO, but you can get more coverage, if you want it, from One Call. Ask them about their return policy on this item, just in case you don't like it.
    
    You can read product information at http://www.anchorbaytech.com/dvdo_edge along with user and manufacturer input at http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1051246 (it's a very long thread).
    
    Don't take this the wrong way, as I'm not trying to put down your purchase or your financial capabilities. Unfortunately, I don't think the picture you're getting from DISH is really going to be improved upon very much by the purchase of a video processor. Will it be better? Probably, but not really enough to justify the expense of a video processor. Besides the DISH signal, the display you have purchased is also a limitation with regard to the image that is displayed to your eyes. That said, if I were you and had my mind set on getting a high quality video processor for that display, I'd make one call (pun intended).
    - DVDO Edge (Open in New Window)
    - RE: if you're set on a video processor - mitsumoto 08:01:24 10/31/10 (0)
      i have been reading about upscalers lately and
      have a similar question
      
      have panasonic TC-P50S1 50inch plasma HDTV with
      HD service via time warner. HD channels quite good.
      but i watch non-hd channels more often. the picture quality is
      no bad at all. but HDMI output of cable box is 1080i and i'm
      not sure the TV is upscaling to 1080p
      
      would adding a DVDO edge improve PQ in non HD digital channels?

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