Does this TV upconvert to 1080p Anyone know if this model upconverts 480i, 480p, 720p, etc to 1080p ? If not, do any of the other Sony Bravia models do this ?
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According to information on the web, "The BRAVIA Engine™ EX Video Processor represents Sony's latest update to the original BRAVIA engine. It is a full digital video processing system supporting all the features found on the original BRAVIA, plus the added ability to upconvert 480i via Sony's DRC (Digital Reality Creation) MultiFunction technology. The latter aims at delivering improved detail and definition when displaying standard definition content over the set 1080p screen." See, e.g., http://www.practical-home-theater-guide.com/sony-projection-television.html
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What do you mean by upconvert? Do you mean DVDs and such? No TV will do that. You have to have a DVD player with upconvert capabilities or an HD/BlueRay player. It also isn't going to upconvert your signal. In fact your signal may look worse if you don't have HDTV--especially if the set is large. Keep in mind that at the TV store, these TVs are all playing HD cable or satellite or HD-DVD or Blue-Ray DVDs. It's helpful in that you can compare apples to apples, but if you have lessor signal or equipment at home it won't look as good.
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I'd like to see some pictures from others as well. My 48" TCL's picture is so incredibly grainy, it's distracting. A HD TV shouldnt look like this when displaying 1080 content.
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With my Panasonic plasmas (42" and 50"), which are 2006 and 2007 models, I have found the upscaling very good. In fact, it's hard to get around them, since these plasmas have native resolutions that no DVD player can match (expect for 1080p models). 720p on both 42" and 50" models is not quite true 720p (it's acutally 768p), so no matter what, the Panasonic will be doing some upscaling. As far as medium DVD players and DVD upscalers for around $100 and below, I have seen very little difference. Even compared to my 4 year old Sony 480p player. I would say HDMI provides a smidge better detail, but it's not dramatic by any means. I haven't tried the up-market upscalers (Oppo, Reon chip), so I can't comment on them, but I doubt the difference would be dramatic--the Panasonic just has to do too much upscaling on it's own, regardless of what signal you send to it... My brother says his 700U 1080p also has very little difference with new upscaling DVD players as opposed to his older 480p player, so it looks like Panasonic's upscaling chips on these TV's are indeed rather good...
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I own the Panasonic blu-ray which upconverts my backed up dvd's to 1080p.You can push the status button on the remote and 1080p appears telling you it is upconverting.If I am not getting true 1080p upconversion,I must be seeing things.Has anyone else tried upconverting a backed up copy of a dvd on a blu ray or hd dvd and was unable to get an upconverting display of 1080p? Stephen
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Anyone got any other calibration settings. Ryans settings are great but I find the colors to be a little bit dead, also Netflix on PS3 does not look the best even on X-High compared to my 720p LG. Nvm problem solved they look nice its just some HD streams look worse then others. Also presume your not suppose to be standing right next to the TV while watching :o.I raised the color settings and lowered the black level to make the picture have more color.Thanks Ryan!
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The native resolution of this tv is 720p so everthing gets converted to this resolution (1080p, 1080i, 525, etc.) when displayed.
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If your TV is a Sony Bravia, this may be a side effect of your TV's input via HDMI - do a search for "Sony Bravia Sparkles" if so.
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Not a stupid question at all. Like 1080p televisions receiving a 720p or 480 signal, the television will upconvert the picture using processing. Obviously the better (higher) resolution you can give the TV, the better the picture quality will be (so 1080p pictures will always be easier to convert). But whatever signal the television receives, it will upconvert to the panel's resolution.Thanks for your interest in Samsung products.--Mr. S
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I just bought mine for BB yesterday. It does say in the menu and in on the box that it has 4k "upscaling". Not sure how good it is becuase I only have 1080p lg tv.
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Is anybody else getting dizzy from all of the TVs being offered (such as Samsung and Sony, with Sony's recently dropping its price on the Sony Bravia 55HX800 to $1,401)? I was set to pull the trigger on this one, and then Vizio came out with the XV554 and then Sony dropped its prices, and and and... . I read a lot of comparison reviews on http://www.televisioninfo.com/d/reviews which seems to do a pretty straight up job of reviewing TVs (although Sony's a big advertiser there, so I'm necessarily suspicious of just how much objectivity there is). Any thoughts on how to navigate this thicket?
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yeah dont get this tv my friends has it. the problem with it is fuzzy picture. i did a comparison with my own 1080p Lns-4095d samsung tv. Even though my tv is relatively older it didnt have fuzzy pic. Also note that both were using hdmi cable. however the LN-T5265F did not want to swtich to a 1080p resolution. everytime we did it got static. also note that all tests were done using a ps3. I recommned a Samsung however not this one.
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All of the answers given are very accurate. My only issue (and it may be something I didn't do) is that I do not feel the 1080p up-conversion of standard dvd's is that great compared to an older sony BDP-S590. But all in all, a great player with far faster load times and audio quality and beautiful Bluray quality. And if anyone knows the secret to great up conversion with this machine, feel free to comment
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Yes. I have been watching both native 4K and 1080p upscaled to 4K and although I can tell the difference, I am still very impressed with the up conversion.
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BTW...yesterday I was in BB and Sony has just released a 32" XBR9 1080p with 120hz Motionflow technology... and it is up on the Sony Style website.. so much for what the salesman tell you that Sony is not going to produce..But compared to the Sony 32" 1080p 60 hz.. I thought the higher priced model with 120hz looked grainy to me. I really didn't see the $200 difference in the (retail price). Perhaps on Blu Ray disc viewing there is a difference.. GLTA
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I did call customer support. He just said the better the DVD the better the upconversion. I could have guessed that. I have high quality home movies in 480i. They look very good but have jaggies on straight edges. Is there any body out there using the Oppo for home movies??
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what make and model tv are you playing it on and can the tv play 780p and or 1080i resolution?you may not see much of a difference if not.
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I've had this TV for about 2 weeks now. Was going to buy a Sony Bravia but after taking my wife to Circuit City, she fell in love with the look of the TV. Did my research and was impressed by all the good reviews. As good as or better than the Bravia and hundreds less. On a true HD signal the picture is breathtaking. Standard definition is just ok, the TV will not compensate for a poor signal. But HD and DVD's shine.