I had recently purchased a Panasonic 42" S10 which is a Full HD TV.

However, I'm still using using a old Phillips DVD player that does not have upscaling function. Currently I'm connecting the DVD to my TV using a Monster component cable and what the maximum I can get in term resolution is 576p (after setting to the progressive scan to ON).

I understand that currently there are quite a number of DVD player in the market has upscaling features when connecting through HDMI thus enabling 1080p output on the TV. My question is, how significant is the improvement in term of picture quality?

If it is significant, then I might consider getting one of these DVD player that has got upscaling features.

My the other question is that, there are also many AVR that has upscaling feature. Is there any major difference using AVR to upscale instead of using the DVD?

Thank you.

Currently upscaled via HDMI (AVR) and the difference is visible and significant. But don't expect HD quality... if compared to SD DVD (576) then clarity is improved with deeper colour.

Anyway upscale DVDs are now very cheap so it is a 'thoughtless' upgrade & u can recycle your DVD collection instead of buying expensive blue-ray

actually, to my untrained eyes i can only see mild difference...but blame my eyes...hehe...coz maybe my source's not very good

if u wanna try for cheap...some cap ayam dvd player like Agip already came out with HDMI functions to upscale, even to 1080i...nothing to lose there and it plays almost anything...

as for branded one, Pioneer and Philips are known to play almost anything also...other brands might be a bit sensitive

have fun!

i see good improvement when using the toshiba xde .. color, sharpness and contrast improvement ...

with good quality DVD, the XDE can help to provide some "hi-def" feel ... but off course u cant expect this to be on par with what a blue ray can provide :-)

Just my 2 cents :-p

Even if you don't use HDMI DVD player to upscale, your TV itself will automatically upscale your SD source. So it all boils down to which device does a better job upscaling. (Hint :- usually cheaper TVs wont bother to include very good upscale functions)