Super XP
09-04-2008, 09:12 PM
How to make SD content into full 1080p via Bell ExpressVu.
Not sure if anybody is aware of this, but here it is anyway.
Simple trick I devised to get my Standard Definition Bell ExpressVu service up-converted to full 1080p for free and it works great.
- Get a Toshiba, LG, Samsung or Panasonic 1080p Up-Converting DVD Recorder/Player with HDMI out.
- Connect the Audio and Video "OUT" from the Bell ExpressVu box into the Audio/Video "IN" off your DVD recorder. Preferably try to use minimum S-Video or if a player offers the better Component Video. The audio can be analog or digital which ever is supported.
- Next connect the HDMI "OUT" from the DVD recorder to the HDTV's HDMI "IN" connection.
- If you want sound via your Digital Receiver, then connect an optical or coaxial digital cable from the DVD Recorder to the Digital Receiver to get the full 5.1+ audio.
- Then make sure you set your DVD Recorder to 1080p for up-converting. The Bell box will have to go through the DVD Recorder, which will auto up-convert the picture to 1080p then spit it out onto your HDTV;)
With my experiments I found that the 1080p up-converted PQ was much better when connected directly to an HDTV vs. a Digital Receiver. For some reason when connected to the Digital Receiver the picture looks a little stretched and it was noticeable but when connected directly to the HDTV, the picture looks much less stretched, just a tad stretched which you couldn't even notice.
Not sure if anybody is aware of this, but here it is anyway.
Simple trick I devised to get my Standard Definition Bell ExpressVu service up-converted to full 1080p for free and it works great.
- Get a Toshiba, LG, Samsung or Panasonic 1080p Up-Converting DVD Recorder/Player with HDMI out.
- Connect the Audio and Video "OUT" from the Bell ExpressVu box into the Audio/Video "IN" off your DVD recorder. Preferably try to use minimum S-Video or if a player offers the better Component Video. The audio can be analog or digital which ever is supported.
- Next connect the HDMI "OUT" from the DVD recorder to the HDTV's HDMI "IN" connection.
- If you want sound via your Digital Receiver, then connect an optical or coaxial digital cable from the DVD Recorder to the Digital Receiver to get the full 5.1+ audio.
- Then make sure you set your DVD Recorder to 1080p for up-converting. The Bell box will have to go through the DVD Recorder, which will auto up-convert the picture to 1080p then spit it out onto your HDTV;)
With my experiments I found that the 1080p up-converted PQ was much better when connected directly to an HDTV vs. a Digital Receiver. For some reason when connected to the Digital Receiver the picture looks a little stretched and it was noticeable but when connected directly to the HDTV, the picture looks much less stretched, just a tad stretched which you couldn't even notice.