xhonzi said:
rockin said:
Another thing to try, is using the PS3 (if you have one) to upscale it. There are also some video options on the PS3 to make the picture fit to 16:9 and remove some noise. It's not perfect but it's very easy to do and doesn't look as bad as the way some DVD players upscale. :-)
I've never figured out how to make my PS3 zoom in on a windowboxed (Letterbox 4x3 in a 16x9) image. Stupid non-anamorphic DVDs...
If you can tell me how to do this... I'll let you into the secret OT.com forum Illuminati clique.
You just press triangle on your controller when the DVD is playing and it should give you some options, goto screen mode and press it a few times and it should zoom/shrink the picture to your liking. It's not perfect but I consider the zoom and upscale better than most DVD players.
hairy_hen said:
Well heck, as long as you're talking upscaling, Oppo players are the darlings of the home theatre world, for disc compatibility and picture quality alike, and for much less money than high end products usually cost. They also have flexible and high quality zoom settings that can be used to deal with non-anamorphic titles.
hairy_hen, yeah Oppo is one of the best, as is Denon but they are a whole different tier in terms of quality above the PS3 now, which is also evident with the hefty price tag.