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HD ready madness

As an early adapter I purchased a Mitsubishi Big Screen that was HD Ready - 1080i with componant imput. You know the story - everything is now HDMI etc. So my question is: does anyone know how to get an upsampled signal from a DVD player in 1080i through component inputs on the TV? Does any DVD player do this? Are there conversion boxes? I've heard there are security issues etc. Help!

I'm so confused I'm probably not even asking this right so please forgive my ignorance. Any help would be appreciated.
revdog
avguygeorge
2,300 posts
 
I don't know which model you have or how old it is but my 65813 gives up its best picture via component.(This is a crt set) I have tried the dvi and have also tried hdmi to dvi. There is no improvement to be had using the these newer connections. My set is only 3years old but using a quality upconverting player via component is the best I can get. My dvd player is the Arcam fmj27 and it upconverts to 720.---What is your model and type?--(dlp/crt?)
avguygeorge
2,300 posts
 
Another question,does your set have a digital atsc tuner on board? QUAM tuners are for a cable card. Then part of hdmi most forget is hdcp which is to allow the highest res. via hdmi--copy protection.--Don't let the 720 fool you. Depending on your tv,720 looks better than 1080i on some sets./mine being one of them.--My Mits. has the 9"guns.
revdog OP
19 posts
 
It is a Mitsubishi 65" CRT WS-65819. The connectors in the DTV 1080i space are only component rca. It has no internal HD tuner.

I can't afford any bullets at this time, but I would like to be able to send a 1080i picture from a DVD player via component cable.
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hudsonhawk
137 posts
 
Agreed with others, you don't really need it. And you won't be able to find it anyway - the DVD spec forbids players from outputting an upscaled signal using anything other than VGA, DVI, or HDMI. If your TV lacks those inputs, then just spend the money on a next-gen player instead (HD-DVD, Blu-Ray), or save your money for a new display.
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