Upconversion and Upscaling?

[amradel]

What is the difference between Upconversion and Upscaling?

I have 32" LCD with 720p, I use DVD, Satellite receiver & PS3, which do I need?

 

[markw]

What is the difference between Upconversion and Upscaling?

I have 32" LCD with 720p, I use DVD, Satellite receiver & PS3, which do I need?

Upconversion is changing the cable over which the picture is sent. i.e. composite video (yellow jack) to HDMI, comopnent video (red/green/blue RCA jacks) to HDMI and such.

This does not enhance the picture,. It exists only as a convenience to cut down the number of video feeds needed.

Upscaling changes the resoution of a picture i.e. 480 to 720, 720 to 1080, i to p, and the like.

Dependng on the method/chips used, this may or may not enhance the picture. But I wouldn't get too involved here. The montor itself upscales/downscales as needed to it's native resolution and generally does a pretty good job.

In your case, anything over 720 is going to cause the TV to downscale. I don't think having too many "scalers" in the circuit does too much good.

 

[amradel]

example

So for example, if i buy a av receiver that upconverts all inputs to that HDMI connection to my LCD, the LCD will upscale them to 720p with its buil in upscaller, is this correct?

 

[markw]

So for example, if i buy a av receiver that upconverts all inputs to that HDMI connection to my LCD, the LCD will upscale them to 720p with its buil in upscaller, is this correct?

That;s the way it should work. Just "pass through" each source at it's natural resolution, and anything above 720 will be downconverted at the TV.

 

[sptrout]

So for example, if i buy a av receiver that upconverts all inputs to that HDMI connection to my LCD, the LCD will upscale them to 720p with its buil in upscaller, is this correct?

Yes, the TV has to display its native resolution (720 in this case) regardless what video resolution it is receiving from external devices (AVR, DVR, DVD, etc.) or from OTA reception for that matter.