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Originally Posted by Nook29
Considering SD through a V+ is excellent and not far off HD quality, and you saying PS3's and high end DVD players are considerably better, they must be the closest thing to HD that isn't true HD. That statement is therefore rubbish.
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I really don't understand what you're trying to say.
Personally I see nothing special about V+ upscaling. It's as bog standard as it's possible to be. Therefore that the PS3 and a few other devices can do a far better job is not surprising to me. But I repeat, they are not HD, not even close, as there is only so much you can do with a low resolution image. You can't add detail that isn't there, you can just smear what is there a little more artfully.
Toshiba, of HD DVD fame, said upscaling (with their XDE tech) was the future, and it was as good as HD. Just a few days ago, they announced their first blu-ray player. Upscaling is a stop gap, a fudge to attempt to make picture technology from decodes ago look somehow acceptable on modern HDTVs. Fortunately the days of needing such a fudge are very nearly over. SD, please die now, you have overstayed your welcome by about 15 years.