DVD upscaled with PS3 vs. Up-scaling DVD player

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I'm starting this thread for a new member while he waits for his 14-day trial period to end. Here's his original post:

Originally Posted by mkelley

Here's the thought -- last night I used my two-day old PS3 to play a "normal" DVD and was amazed at the quality. I already had an upsampled DVD player, but this quality (on my 9 foot projection screen) was so much better that I wished I had known this or I would have jumped at buying a PS3 long before this.

I wanted to know if anyone else had noticed this or perhaps this was just due to the size of my screen that made it apparent. It's clearly one more reason to buy a PS3 (and go blu).