Okay...My Circumstances Have Changed: The Oppo Wasn't What I'd Thought It Would Be...

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by bypass

I read somewhere that a PS3 with the latest firmware rivals the best DVD upconverting players on the market. Particularly, when you max out the settings for Mosquito Noise Reduction, Frame Noise Reduction, and Block Noise Reduction. I have PS3, but nothing else for upconverting DVDs, so I have nothing to benchmark. Can anyone else confirm?

I've also heard noise reduction settings should be turned off if you have a display that is capable of 1080p, which mine is. Should I turn them off?


Thanks in advance

The PS3's upconverting is good, but I don't know that I'd say it rivals the best. It's very solid and at that point I'm not sure you're going to squeeze that much more out of a SD DVD.

As for noise reduction settings, if you're talking about on your TV set, yes that should be off for BD's. Any kind of sharpness or noise reduction should be put to a minimum or off as they can smoothie or add noise to your picture. I'd recommend to search for your brand/model of set and see if others have come up with some good settings. AVSForum members have a pretty extensive database of that kind of junk. Also check out the display forum here: https://forum.blu-ray.com/forumdisplay.php?f=64