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Would an upconvertind player be an improvement?

Hi:

I have a Pioneer Elite Pro 520 HD display, ISF calibrated. It only has inputs for component or SVHS.

At present, I'm using a Denon DVD 2900 which gives me a nearly filmlike picture.

I'm not ready to jump to HD until Denon creates a new "universal" player.

In the interim, would a Toshiba XA2 be worth it to upconvert my DVD collection?

Many thanks,
joe_in_seattle

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dcstep
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I'm using an Oppo 981HD to upconvert and loving it. Don't know the Toshiba in particular, but they tend to make good equipment. Pioneer also has an upconverting universal that's very good. I watch full HD over cable and then watch upconverted DVDs and I don't really miss the extra resolution of full HD. I'm watching on a 46" Sony Bravia LCD from about 12' away. Yes, if I try I can see a difference, but the upconversion is very good, particularly since I can't replace all the old DVDs and don't want to.

I bet before 2008 is over there'll be a reasonably priced BlueRAy/HD-DVD/upconverting universal player.

Dave
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