Gefen Home Theater Scaler converts standard-def to high-def

At first glance, the Gefen Home Theater Scaler looks like just another cheap Mac mini knock-off, but it's so much more than that. Assuming that it works as advertised, the HTS will upconvert your standard-definition video to high-definition, all the way up to 1080p. That means you won't have to buy a new upscaling DVD player to use with your hot HDTV. Furthermore, it also works as a video switcher between a pair of component sources and two HDMI sources, which is pretty sweet as well. The Scaler will set you back four Benjamins and is available now from the company's website.

[Via eHomeUpgrade]

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 12th 2006 2:40PM]

Well, all 1920 x 1080 fixed pixel displays already do the same thing (scale and deinterlace.) so the question is exactly how much better does this unit do that AND is whatever difference is worth 400 clams?

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 14th 2006 5:35PM]

It probably scales then post processes the output to 1080, so I imaging it would look a lot better than TV scaling. The fact that it does any input could be a winner.

The only question is, how does it compare to the Oppo 971?