DVD Upscaling Issue

[Coder2]

Hi, Im having a problem upscaling my DVD's on my new DVD/HomeTheatre In A Box System. I have it connected to my TV thru HDMI cable and basically when I try to upscale DVD's I get what some call the "sparkle" effect, basically few pixels flashing white and red in different places.

First off when I view my DVD's at the standard 480p without upscaling there is no sparkle at all, as I upscale to 720p I get few sparkles and at 1080i I get a lot more sparkles. I know some people say sometimes it could be the HDMI cable, well my cable is brand new its only 1m long and I tried reseating it a few times that didnt help. Then I also tried a second HDMI cable that I have which I use to connect my PVR to the TV and same problems there so its not the cable.

Im really stumped at what else I can try to do to fix this, any advice is appriciated. Thanx.

I also wanted to know would me watching DVD's with the sparkle would in any way damadge my TV overtime?

[Krispy Kritter]

If it isn't the cable, then it is most likely the player itself. And no, it won't damage the TV.