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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic now offering $100 DVD up-scaler too - DVDS52]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/16/panasonic-now-offering-100-dvd-up-scaler-too-dvds52/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/16/panasonic-now-offering-100-dvd-up-scaler-too-dvds52/</guid><description><![CDATA[Give me one good reason why a $100 outboard upscaler will necessarily produce better output than the upscalar that is built into every HD television.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yem]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 17th 2006 1:03AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic now offering $100 DVD up-scaler too - DVDS52]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/16/panasonic-now-offering-100-dvd-up-scaler-too-dvds52/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/16/panasonic-now-offering-100-dvd-up-scaler-too-dvds52/</guid><description><![CDATA[I agree with Yem. Why should we go out and spend inordinate sum of money on HDTVs, A/V Receivers and speakers, then trust the video quality to a chip that I know is inferior to the one in either one of my sets (1 50" plasma /1 30" WS HD CRT).<br><br>Now, if it were a player that were passing straight 480i to my sets via HDMI to let them upconvert to native, then I might be a bit more inclined to jump.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[BOSSHOSS]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 17th 2006 2:05AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic now offering $100 DVD up-scaler too - DVDS52]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/16/panasonic-now-offering-100-dvd-up-scaler-too-dvds52/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/16/panasonic-now-offering-100-dvd-up-scaler-too-dvds52/</guid><description><![CDATA[A television has to be designed to scale almost any possible resolution into its native resolution (say for instance if a VHS video player is used) whereas a DVD player can concentrate on optimising the 480p image into a 720p or 1080i image.  <br><br>I'd prefer to let the source unit provide the television with the appropriate signal and leave the television to work hard at displaying the signal it receives as best as it can.<br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Hobbs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 17th 2006 11:31AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Panasonic now offering $100 DVD up-scaler too - DVDS52]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/16/panasonic-now-offering-100-dvd-up-scaler-too-dvds52/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/16/panasonic-now-offering-100-dvd-up-scaler-too-dvds52/</guid><description><![CDATA[Bottom line is what upscaling processor does it have?  If its better than your TV's, then its worth looking into.  If its not, don't bother.  Most decent upscaling DVD players are $200+ (low end) for a reason.  You get what you pay for.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lenny]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 17th 2006 12:15PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
