# Good upconvert or HD/DVD player? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 25, 2007, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-upconvert-or-hd-dvd-player/31439 "2007-06-25T11:20:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JDMR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmr2/32/7587_2.png) [@JDMR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMR2)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-upconvert-or-hd-dvd-player/31439/1 "2007-06-25T11:20:21Z")
Need to upgrade the dvd player for the new HDTV, and i really haven’t paid much attention to the growth and transition of DVD players lately. I see most of them claiming to be “upconvert” dvd players, but i don’t know if thats a marketing ploy or if it really is the next phase of DVD players with HDMI cables and such i thought about getting the 360 HD/DVD player, but i don’t like the idea of overusing the 360 with everyone having issues with the ring of death from overuse and such, so looking to get a standalone unit opinions? good experiences? good deals to be found? ---
**Author:** ![rdandy5875](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rdandy5875/32/7511_2.png) [@rdandy5875](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rdandy5875)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-upconvert-or-hd-dvd-player/31439/2 "2007-06-25T11:28:17Z")
hd-dvd will loose the format war. Go blu-ray, and get the ps3, it has a great upconvertor. Currently better than most upconverting dvd players. I used to not buy into the whole “upconverting” thing. I figured my tv was 1080p natively, so that’s what I’m going to get regardless of what dvd player I have. But the ps3’s upconverting is on another level. Movies look much more fantastic on the ps3 vs my other dvd player, the 360. I’m not bashing any console, just fyi. ---
**Author:** ![JDMR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmr2/32/7587_2.png) [@JDMR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMR2)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-upconvert-or-hd-dvd-player/31439/3 "2007-06-25T11:33:26Z")
meh, i appreciate PS3 for what it is, but i like my 360 a lot better. playstation lost my interest a while back and aside from ps3 having the built in blu-ray, i don’t find it to be a ton better than 360 and thus not worth dropping another 600 on a new system that i only play now to play “destroy all humans” and the original guitar hero 😛 i honestly have so many dvd’s, i doubt i would even buy more than a couple hd-dvd’s except for certain movies that i would imagine look THAT much better in them, like possibly the matrix trilogy and maybe the 300 when it comes out. i’d probably only be buying an HD-DVD player for its upconverting capabilities since i don’t think my old busted memorex one is going to cut it forever 😛 ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-upconvert-or-hd-dvd-player/31439/4 "2007-06-25T11:34:57Z")
Pioneer Elite DV-79AVi for an upconverting DVD player If you are going HD-DVD/Blu-Ray get the LG universal player, its surprisingly good for what it does and its price. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-upconvert-or-hd-dvd-player/31439/5 "2007-06-25T11:38:49Z")
blue ray looks amazing compared to regular dvds when viewed on a good tv. ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-upconvert-or-hd-dvd-player/31439/6 "2007-06-25T12:20:46Z")
I’ve got a sony up-converting that I got about 2 years ago at BB; was well worth the price vs a normal DVD player. Haven’t invested in a true HD player yet; was waiting for the war to settle down. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-upconvert-or-hd-dvd-player/31439/7 "2007-06-25T12:26:37Z")
Yea I am waiting for the HD DVD war to drop down and see whos still standing. I am just sticking to Blueray rips 🙂