Why upconverting DVD players can be a gimmick

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Paul @ May 14th 2007 2:57PM

An exception to the rule is the Xbox 360 used as a DVD player and outputting to the TV over a VGA connection. In addition to upscaling the picture, the 360's GPU provides "free" 4x anti-aliasing, which is apparently too computationally expensive for most TVs and stand-alone upscaling players to provide. The result, frankly, is difficult to tell from true HD, except that the picture tends to have a slightly "softer" look--which, considering that motion picture film tends to have a soft look anyway, usually isn't what I would call a true disadvantage.

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