Video upscaling on the Sony STRA3500ES

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Hi All

Can somebody make any sense of this please......

TV -Philips 7404, Amp as above, Sky +HD - video output set to Auto

All the video connections are via HDMI.

When I'm watching ITV via the Sky+ HD box and check the status on the TV I see 576p. I guess this means the Philips TV is doing the upscaling.

BUT...I am lead to believe that the amp upscales everything to 1080p so why am I not seeing 1080 when I check the status on the TV? Is the amp performing any upscaling?

Any comments really appreciated. I only bought the amp to get some digital source upscaling as my last amp only converted/upscaled analogue sources so I'm scratching my head a bit here. The WHF review also referred to this amp upscaling to 1080p

 

[Andrew Everard]

IIRC the Sony only upscales from an analogue video input; HDMI video passes through 'as is'

 

[Anonymous]

i dont think the sony does hdmi-hdmi upscaling , it just passes the signal through..

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks Andrew/Maxflinn

Andrew what does IIRC mean?

This is extract from the WHF review ....."while there's 1080p upscaling and video upconversion"

I always understood upconversion referred to switching analogue to digital and upscaling to be well, just that. Have I misunderstood?

 

[Andrew Everard]

IIRC = If I recall correctly

And yes, there is upconversion and 1080p scaling, but only from analogue video sources.

By the way, 'upconversion' doesn't specifically mean analogue to digital conversion: it usually refers to composite video -> S-video -> component video conversion, so it's perfectly possible (if the product allows it) to input a composite video signal and output it via analogue component video, for example.

 

[Anonymous]

Oh dear I've screwed up then.

I spent so long researching this purchase and by misinterpreting the review and the sony literature (extract from website ....

"Built-in upscaler generates a 1080p signal via HDMIT cable for superb picture quality") I haven't bought what I thought I had.

The WHF review did say ".....there's 1080p upscaling and video upconversion" so I looked at them as applying to digital/analog sources respectively. Clearly not!!!

Does the Denon 1910 or 2310 perform hdmi to hdmi upscaling?

 

[Anonymous]

this thread may enlighten you more......

 

[Gerrardasnails]

Wovian:
Oh dear I've screwed up then.

I spent so long researching this purchase and by misinterpreting the review and the sony literature (extract from website ....

"Built-in upscaler generates a 1080p signal via HDMIT cable for superb picture quality") I haven't bought what I thought I had.

The WHF review did say ".....there's 1080p upscaling and video upconversion" so I looked at them as applying to digital/analog sources respectively. Clearly not!!!

Does the Denon 1910 or 2310 perform hdmi to hdmi upscaling?

You have to spend quite a lot more for a receiver that upscales hdmi to 1080p. However, I really don't think you would notice much difference between 1080i and 1080p on Sky.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks Max - good thread

For me I guess its a question of the relative merits of the amp versus the TV performing the upscaling which is where I started the process. I have no idea without a side by side comparison whether the Denon 1910 or my TV would upscale the better. I may never know!!!

To be honest I think the TV is doing a pretty good job at upscaling and I still have the option of using the Sky + box to upscale but its an awful feeling when you realise that what you bought and what you thought you bought are two different things!

Gerardasnails its not a question of 1080i versus 1080p its more to do with where the upscaling is taking place.

Cheers

 

[Gerrardasnails]

Wovian:
Thanks Max - good thread

For me I guess its a question of the relative merits of the amp versus the TV performing the upscaling which is where I started the process. I have no idea without a side by side comparison whether the Denon 1910 or my TV would upscale the better. I may never know!!!

To be honest I think the TV is doing a pretty good job at upscaling and I still have the option of using the Sky + box to upscale but its an awful feeling when you realise that what you bought and what you thought you bought are two different things!

Gerardasnails its not a question of 1080i versus 1080p its more to do with where the upscaling is taking place.

Cheers
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If your Sky HD box is one of the older ones with component, try that and see if the scaler in the Sony is better.

 

[Anonymous]

I'll have a look - thanks for the suggestion

 

[Anonymous]

Thinking about this a bit more, whilst I take full responsibility for my purchase I think the WHF review could have been slightly clearer regarding the upscaling