I kind of miss the format war....

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Originally Posted by Anthony P

it is not if it is a good up converter or not. But if unconverted DVD was good enough we would not have needed BD or HD-DVD. When the answer to "I can watch X on BD" or “HD-DVD is far behind and so will be dropped soon” is my HD DVD is a good up converter, then yes it is ridiculous.

I see one of us is not understanding the issue here. The OP specifically referenced people promoting the DVD upconverting benefits of some HD-DVD players. Looking strictly at that aspect, then it is fanboyism to simply dismiss the claim. I'm in no way defending any aspect of HD-DVD or making a ridiculous statement such as upconverted DVD is "good enough". Blu-ray was and is the clear winner, however as DVD upconverters, the Toshiba players were excellent. That's the only point I'm trying to make.