sony 760 blu ray - hdmi output setting

[matengawhat]

if the hdmi output is set to auto what will it output for dvd? does it automatically upscale to 1080p or send out at 576?

 

[scene]

I've just checked on mine. When set to auto it sends out at 1080p (at least that's what my Kuro says what the signal is).

 

[matengawhat]

thats what i'm trying to suss as mine goes through an upscaling amp and then 1080p projector and want to try to find which is best at upscaling but don't really want to have to constant change menu settings in the bd player for dvd or blu ray as sure to forget sometimes

 

[scene]

If you set the "Output Video Format" to whatever you want for DVD (576p, say) but set the "BD-ROM 1080/24p Output" to "On" would that sort the problem?

Edit: Scratch that - you get 480p output for Blu Ray

 

[professorhat]

I'd be pretty sure that the Auto setting is just talking to the device it's sending the signal to to find out what it can handle and then sending the maximum the display can handle. This is normal as the Auto setting is designed to make things easier for the average Joe.

Unfortunately this does mean if you want something else to upscale DVDs, you need to change the output each time you switch between this and Blu-Ray...

 

[Sorreltiger]

I'm sure you're right, Professor. However, I don't find it takes long at all to change the output resolution - I have the previous model (BDP-S350) and send DVD at lower res for my Kuro to upscale.