Upscaling DVD Player HDTVs
Sony DVP-NS75H Review - Upscaling DVD Player
We found the design of the DVP-NS75H stylish and attractive–definitely a notch above standard budget DVD players. It stands just 1.6 inches tall, which is a hair higher than the Philips DVP5960/37 but still incredibly short. The faceplate is silver with a long black strip in the center containing the display and the drawer. A front-panel LED lights up indicating an HDMI connection has been made.
The highlight of the DVP-NS75H’s connectivity suite is its HDMI output. Through the HDMI connection, the player is able to upconvert DVD’s 480i resolution to 480p, 720p, and 1080i. Read more
OPPO DV-970HD upconverting DVD Player
OPPO Digital today announced its new DV-970HD DVD player which features HDMI output and high definition up-conversion.
The DV-970HD follows the company’s successful OPDV971H DVD player which was a top performer in independent DVD player benchmark tests and is well regarded by Digital Home members.
Up-converting DVD players use special onboard processors and algorithms to enhance standard DVD signals to near high-definition quality. The result is video that is generally clearer, smoother, and crisper when output on high definition televisions (HDTV’s) and front projectors. Not all up-converting players, however, are made equal and the original OPDV971H was distinguished by the quality of its upconversion process.
The newer DV-970HD (seen below) is also an upconverting DVD player but adds on HDMI output and support for more video and audio formats such as Super Audio CD (SACD), DivX, XVid and more. In addition, the DV-970HD can output a native 480i/576i resolution over HDMI, making it an incredible digital transport for use with high-end video processors or scalers.
