In Reply to: upconverting laser disc? posted by Victorymoto on May 19, 2009 at 08:08:50:
Yes, you can send the output from a laserdisc player to a video processor to be upconverted. The player's output will be 480i and, depending on your video processor and display, will be interpolated to a higher resolution such as 720p, 1080i or 1080p.
While many laserdisc players had composite and S-video outputs, the video recorded on laserdiscs was composite: a comb filter was used to provide the S-video output. There were probably about 6 laserdisc players that actually realized S-video outputs which provided better picture quality, in their time, than if one just allowed the display to convert the composite output (the Pioneer CLD-79, CLD-97 and CLD-99, the Japanese market Pioneer X0 and X1 and a Runco THX certified player -- which was a modified Pioneer).
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Follow Ups
- upconverting laserdiscs - Joe Murphy Jr 15:57:29 05/19/09 (3)
- RE: upconverting laserdiscs - bassbinotoko 15:17:53 06/12/09 (0)
- ooopsie - Joe Murphy Jr 18:04:12 05/20/09 (0)
- Thanks, I have a Pioneer so I will check and keep my fingers crossed - Victorymoto 16:43:52 05/19/09 (0)