Why does the DVD quality suck on my HDTV?

Question

Just got a 26" HDTV and a Sony DVD player (prog scan) with HDMI connection. The player also has upscaling technology.

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/1060386/-/Product.html?searchstring=Sony+DVP-NS76H&searchsource=0

Having connected it up, I have noticed that the DVD quality is worse than with my original CRTV and non progressive DVD player. Why is this happening?

Fortunately, the TV has PC input. If I play the DVD's through my pc they look fine.

WHy do they look worse on my DVD player than they do on my PC?

Any ideas? Could it be the HDMI cable i bought was rubbish? Or could it be that the DVD player itself is rubbish?

Answer 1

Upscaling is a mixed blessing. each pixel in the source has to be expanded to 1½ pixels on screen. That means some are doubled, and some unchanged. The process by which the upscaler works out which to do is complicated, and some are better than others. Sony should be ok, so it may be the tv setup or the lead not making good connections

Answer 2

There are a number of possible causes. Firstly check the HDMI cable connection, and that the TV is selecting this option. If this doesn't solve the problem, try using a scart cable as a temperary measure to see if it works better. If it does then change the HDMI, for a better quality lead. You can use other leads as other people have suggested, but then you won't get true HD quality. Then again you probably will never know on a 26in TV.

Answer 3

i play my DVDs through my xbox 360 using the YPbPr cable and the quality seems to come out fine, maybe try to find a YPbPr cable for your DVD player

Answer 4

because you need HD Dvd's these are also known as blueray disks

Answer 5

chances are you are using RCA jacks whihc means you are not getting true HD quality signal.