OK, I understand it better now. My Samsung DLP does 720p. I understand the concept of "upconverting" regarding video from a component/composite/S-video connected source to HDMI, and I also realize that most of the receivers recommended in my "decision on the receiver" are capable to do the above. Examples are Marantz 8100 Denon 2807, Yamaha 1700, 2700 and even Onkyo 604. I also understand, courtesy of your replies, that I should not care too much about "upscaling" receivers - those that claim that can upscale a standard DVD from 480i to the current HDTV resolution, in my case 720p. Right? To illustrate my understanding I would take
Pioneer Elite 82 vs. 81 Comparison Chart If you could please scroll down to "Video Scaling" you see that 82 has a "Faroudja DCDi - 480P, 720P, 1080i" feature, while 81 does NOT. However, they both do "Video Conversion - HDMI" as you can read right underneath "Video Scaling".
I am excited to learn the importance (or NOT) of video-Scaling, since I can save money purchasing the non-video-scaling receiver, which is generally cheaper. Please correct me if I am wrong.
