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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.



Sounds like you are starting to get this stuff. Cool. Just one other thing to keep in mind. I'm thinking that your TV being 3 years old probably doen't have a lot of inputs. HDMI especially. Depending on how your set up is, you may benefit from having one unit...IE receiver...that can do all the work for you. There by being able to just run one cable to your TV. Also if your going to go that route, make sure what ever "upscaling" solution you get can support 1080p. You'll want it in the future when you upgrade your TV. You PS3 is capable of that output now however your TV downscales it to 720p.