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Especially considering some receivers that tout their ability to "upconvert" signals to component or HDMI



Please correct me if I am wrong but "upconvert" and "upscale" are two different things.

Receivers upconvert signals from composite, s-video to component or hdmi. They make the signal compatible with the next better output. There is no change in resolution or signal quality, only the type of output available.

"Upscale" attempts to change resolution to a higher level. I don't know of any receivers or pre/pros that do this.

No?