Reply #130: Sorry [View All]

I should have made myself clearer. The discs are upconverted to the native resolution of the TV set. They cannot be upconverted to true HD (720P, 1080i or 1080P). That is impossible, since the picture can only have as much resolution as originally mastered on the disc, but upconverting to the native resolution of the TV set can result in a smoother and more pleasing picture. And I stand by my original statement: a true 1080P signal output to a Tv will be indistinguishable from a 1080i signal upconverted to 1080P by the set (if, of course, the set or video processor does its job well. If not the case, then no picture is going to look good). Also, a badly mastered HD disc can look worse than a regular DVD (House of Flying Daggers is an example of a beautiful film getting a bad HD treatment - it really should be redone).
What interests me even more, though, is the potential of the hi-def audio formats, DolbyTrueHD and DTSAudioMaster, which have the ability to make an EXACT high-bit resolution copy of the original masters. I would LOVE to hear Sgt. Pepper or Dark Side of the Moon or Katy Lied in these versions, wouldn't you?