newbie wants to know how to achieve upconverting via component cables

[warley]

In 6/18/06 Washington Post article Daniel Greenberg says that videohelp.com catalogs simple remote control sequences that restore HD upconversion to many DVD players with component output. I have searched the site but see no hacks to accomplish this. I want to buy an upconverting DVD player to connect to my older Mitusbishi HDTV which only has component input. Another question is if a dvi to rca cable would achieve the desired result.

[Krispy Kritter]

I don't know of any hacks. Upconversion varies from player to player. Some support upconversion on component and some do not. Your best bet is to find out which players do support it instead of getting a player that needs to be hacked to support.

[warley]

Thanks. From everything I'd read I thought all DVD players used DVI or HDMI outputs for upconversion. I've since looked around and found a LG DN191H that appears to upconvert via component cables. Does anyone have any input on this player or any other players that can upconvert via component cable?

[edDV]

Thanks. From everything I'd read I thought all DVD players used DVI or HDMI outputs for upconversion. I've since looked around and found a LG DN191H that appears to upconvert via component cables. Does anyone have any input on this player or any other players that can upconvert via component cable?

There have been posts of such models in the forums. Try a search for upconvert analog or something like that.

Unless these are DVDR's that you burned yourself, you can expect most models to inhibit upscale when commercial DVDs are played. A HTPC will also block upscale from commercial discs. That is what the article was about.

A good HDTV will upscale from the 480i or 480p DVD player outputs.