upconvertion with reciever.

[ccheng187]

i im planniing on getting a upconvertion reciever. this will be use with my direct tv cable box that have rca connection. so, can upconvertion reciever upscale pq through rca?
i only seen 1080i so far. what about 1080p? thx

 

[agarwalro]

Upconversion - Processing video signal to go from lower quality input to higher quality output.
Example, Composite to S-video, Component to HDMI, S-video to HDMI, etc.

Upscaling - Processing the video signal to go from lower format input to higher format output.
Example, 480i to 480p, 720p to 1080p, 480p to 1080p, etc.

While many mid level receivers offer Upconversion, very few offer Upscaling.

Whats your budget?

 

[obscbyclouds]

I'm not sure what you mean by "RCA connection"? Are you refering to Component Video (Red, Blue, Green)? Also, it would help to know what kind of TV you have, I assume you will be using HDMI from the Reciever to the TV?

 

[ccheng187]

yes, red,yellow n white. i have the samsung 61'' 1080p and my cable box de oesnt have hdmi, i will be running through composite. so, can this be upconverted?
im looking for something around $500 and future prove with hd audio for my ps3 and blue ray. one more thing is upgradebiliy, i will be add big tower speaker later, should i get one with preout or most reciever with 100watt will be good enought.
is there any other way to do this.?

 

[patnshan]

yes, red,yellow n white. i have the samsung 61'' 1080p and my cable box de oesnt have hdmi, i will be running through composite. so, can this be upconverted?
im looking for something around $500 and future prove with hd audio for my ps3 and blue ray. one more thing is upgradebiliy, i will be add big tower speaker later, should i get one with preout or most reciever with 100watt will be good enought.
is there any other way to do this.?

Yellow is the composite video, the other two are left and right sound. Do you lease your cable boxes? If so, get them to give you a new one. That is an old crappy box if it has only composite video outs
If not, you can get an upconverting receiver such as the onkyo 605. The yamaha 661 will only upconvert to component.


Pat

 

[jcPanny]

Get a new cable box

Start by asking your cable companny for a new box with a component video or HDMI output. A $500 receiver will not make your 480i SD cable signal look good on your 61" set. Consider upgrading to digital cable or satelite for a better quality source.