Does this upscale dvd's? Deos this player upscale dvd's? I just bought it and tested a dvd and it didn't look upscaled at all, neither did the other blu ray player I tried. Is there something you have to activate to get upscaling to work? If there is I can't find it and the manual was no help it said it doesn't upscale.David Does this upscale dvd's? Deos this player upscale dvd's? I just bought it and tested a dvd and it didn't look upscaled at all, neither did the other blu ray player I tried. Is there... » Read More Does this upscale dvd's? Deos this player upscale dvd's? I just bought it and tested a dvd and it didn't look upscaled at all, neither did the other blu ray player I tried. Is there something you have to activate to get upscaling to work? If there is I can't find it and the manual was no help it said it doesn't upscale.David « Show Less
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My player doesn't upscale very well at all. And, I am hooked up using HDMI. No way does Blu-ray Disc compare to HD DVD. I used to have an HD-XA2 and an HD A35 and those players were amazing at upscaling. Sometimes you couldn't tell the difference between high-def and standard def.
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My SD DVDs did not look good either. The upconversion to 1080p cause the picture to "jitter" slightly, but noticeably. I went to "video output settings, selected hdmi (which are the cables I am using), manually set the output to 1080i....and the problem completely went away. My SD DVDs now look as well as they did on my old players.
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Could you please be more specific? What if I just go straight from the blu-ray player to my Sony Bravia with a HDMI cable? How does the receiver enter into the mix? I am not seeing any upscaling either.
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My SD DVDs didn't look good on this player. My Blu-ray discs look spectacular! For upconverting SD DVDs look for a factory refurbished ( cheaper ) Toshiba XA2 player. The best for upconverting.
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Sadly, after watching an "Aliens" DVD on this new BDP-350 I think the upconversion is inferior to my now disconnected Toshiba A-3. My plasma is a 2005 Panasonic 480p EDTV, the best ever made before the resolution was phased out, and the difference is obvious and painful. Resolution is set to "auto" which seems to be the same as 480p.Maybe I've missed something. Anyone out there have any suggestions? Thank you.
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Is your video connected via component cables or HDMI ? According to the chart on p.61 on the manual, it will only upscale via the HDMI OUT jack and the Output Video Format setting on "HDMI". If you use component cables and try to play a DVD, it will only display it in 480p.
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Yes, this player will upconvert DVD's as well as play blu-ray discs up to a resolution of 1080i through the component jacks. In "video settings" select "component video out" and the proper resolution can be selected, up to and limited to 1080i, however. But the picture still should look great on your HDTV.
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My advice would be to go for the LG. The Samsung is a good player but the LG is multi-region Blu-ray with a remote code and a simple hack makes it multi-region for DVD too. The Samsung has a Reon scaler & the LG a QDEO scaler, both are excellent. I had the LG for almost 3yrs, it's a solid piece of kit and with the right firmwares (go to avs forums for these) you can play burnt BD - Rs & - REs, it plays all the HD audio types & it was updated to 'BD Live' for all the on-line stuff some discs have. The Samsung is a good machine & has its fans but I think the LG offers more.
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I have the same player you have and have played those very same blu ray dvd'sI would unplug the player.wait a few min. allow it to reboot........andtry it againif all else fails...I would try a different disc from that collection.and If that doest work you may have gotten a defective set of discs.
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S. Dvorkin - Check out this link - I don't know much about PS3's but I read in this link that if you switch one of your settings in the PS3 to "Bitstream" you will send digital to the STR-DG920 - once the 920 receives the digital signal it will upscale it in the process. I have a Sony BDP550 connected to my 920 and it does amazing things with 480P DVD's - http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/archive/index.php/t-1013635.html
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Thanks. I've done all that with no results. My last resort is to test the player with a few other Blu-Ray discs. If they play with no problem, I'll return this set to Amazon and ask for another one.
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I forgot I posted this. We noticed that it is significantly less loud when playing a dvd vs a blu ray. Trying to decide if we should return it and get a different one or not. So if anyone has this please let me know is you BR player loud?
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Brian, I did purchase this DVD player and it will not upscale through component, only through HDMI. I guess I have to live with 480p for now until I get a TV with HDMI inputs.
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Yes it does "upscale" regular DVDs. Regarding 4K I haven't checked but I dont think it will do.
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My Unit never played DVDs from the beginning. Never played DVDs from the box. I thought it was a region code issue but it is not. Then I though it was an Firmware issue so I upgraded from V26 to V29. Still does not play DVDs. I bought it from Amazon LLC directly. If I would have found out this after I purchased the unit, I would have gave Amazon a piece of my mind. But it's too late now as a couple years has gone by. Please learn from my mistake. I bought a VERY EXPENSIVE CD Player (Philips HTS8100/37).
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Thank you, Matt. I'll be hooking the player up to the internet today will do the update straight away. I've only had the player for a couple of weeks but so far no problems and I love the difference in the picture. I really hadn't expected such a large difference. Haven't tried non Blu-Ray yet.
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My unit plays all region DVDs. IT will play some Region 2 Blu-ray, but not other Region 2 Blu-ray. Anybody know why? Examples: it will play The Wicker Man region 2 Blu-ray, but not The Shout Region 2 Blu-ray. Please advise.
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Thanks for the info Kevin, just got back from a huge dvd store here and I noticed a lot of Blu Ray discs marked 'all regions' (1,2,3) on the back of them so Sony may be trying relax restrictions for now to corner the market here. I also just found out that's it's pointless getting a blu-ray and/or hd-dvd player as my 3 year old 43" Pioneer Plasma with external hig def set top box can only output 1024 X 768 pixels max, so I wouldn't visibly see blu-rays or hd-dvd's 1080p potential...think I'm better off just getting a good upscaling dvd player & a good hdmi cable. Except for PS2, dvd players/recorders sold here are region free out of the box anyway. Will look out for Oppo but don't think it's sold here. Thanks for the info Kevin, just got back from a huge dvd store here and I noticed a lot of Blu Ray discs marked 'all regions' (1,2,3) on the back of them so Sony may be trying relax restrictions for now to corner the market here. I also just found out that's it's pointless getting a blu-ray and/or hd-dvd player as my 3 year old 43" Pioneer Plasma with external hig def set top box can only output 1024 X 768 pixels max, so I wouldn't visibly see blu-rays or hd-dvd's 1080p potential...think I'm better off just getting a good upscaling dvd player & a good hdmi cable. Except for PS2, dvd... » Read More Thanks for the info Kevin, just got back from a huge dvd store here and I noticed a lot of Blu Ray discs marked 'all regions' (1,2,3) on the back of them so Sony may be trying relax restrictions for now to corner the market here. I also just found out that's it's pointless getting a blu-ray and/or hd-dvd player as my 3 year old 43" Pioneer Plasma with external hig def set top box can only output 1024 X 768 pixels max, so I wouldn't visibly see blu-rays or hd-dvd's 1080p potential...think I'm better off just getting a good upscaling dvd player & a good hdmi cable. Except for PS2, dvd players/recorders sold here are region free out of the box anyway. Will look out for Oppo but don't think it's sold here. « Show Less
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Hi YT, I just ran it in my DVD player in the living room and my MultiMedia Optical Drive in my computer. (that's a combo of CD & DVD player) In either case, I did NOT have to push PLAY, it automatically starts and gives instructions in English then in French and Spanish. It will explain how it cleans and then it will tell you to advance to Section 6 which is when it will start it's process. Doesn't take long at all. The directions are also printed on the back of the box it comes in. It basically says: Insert the CleanDr.Laser Lens Cleaner into the system with the graphics side up and the disc should automatically play. Follow the quick and easy voice instructions. That's all to it. No need to push play. Also says: Do not use on Blu-ray or Playstation 3 systems! Make sure you are inserting this disc with the GRAPHICS side UP !!!! :-) Hope this helps.
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I solved this. There is no upscaling of HDMI, thats they way it should be. I solved this for older SD DVDS that I play on my blue ray like this, I hooked up a second set of connections and when its old DVDs I switch the receiver to DVD instead of blueray and the upscaler makes them look very much better than just normal DVDs. When I say switch I mean just like you switch the receiver from one component to another its that simple. I am really liking my investment with this receiver.
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Upscaling and upconverting are used interchangeably though I'm sure the definitions my technically be different. As far as DVD's are concerned, neither do anything to the sound quality and applies to video quality as far as I know. The "up convert" capabilities of the Samsung DVD-C500 results in an excellent 1080p resolution. It still isn't true HD! No DVD upscale (or up converting) player will ever result a true HD picture, but this unit produces video of fantastic quality via HDMI in my opinion.
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Thanks. I always wanted a Delorean--wouldn't have guessed it would come in this format, or via Amazon!My (older, though HD) tv does have component outputs, which I currently use. But if what you say is correct for this and other blu-ray players, it doesn't seem to make much sense to purchase a blu-ray player (I have a large collection of standard DVDs, including lots of Criterion Collection, which would benefit from upconversion; I'm not much for the blow it up movies that have so far dominated blu-ray production) unless and until we replace our tv with one equipped with HDMI inputs. That day will eventually come, but maybe not so soon. Thanks. I always wanted a Delorean--wouldn't have guessed it would come in this format, or via Amazon!My (older, though HD) tv does have component outputs, which I currently use. But if what you say is correct for this and other blu-ray players, it doesn't seem to make much sense to purchase a blu-ray player (I have a large collection of standard DVDs, including lots of Criterion Collection, which would benefit from upconversion; I'm not much for the blow it up movies that have so far dominated blu-ray production) unless and until we replace our tv with one equipped with HDMI inputs.... » Read More Thanks. I always wanted a Delorean--wouldn't have guessed it would come in this format, or via Amazon!My (older, though HD) tv does have component outputs, which I currently use. But if what you say is correct for this and other blu-ray players, it doesn't seem to make much sense to purchase a blu-ray player (I have a large collection of standard DVDs, including lots of Criterion Collection, which would benefit from upconversion; I'm not much for the blow it up movies that have so far dominated blu-ray production) unless and until we replace our tv with one equipped with HDMI inputs. That day will eventually come, but maybe not so soon. « Show Less