kristay <3 .
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All upscaling really does is to smooth out the pixelation that would otherwise be present by expanding an SD picture onto a HD display.
Anyone who has photoshop (or similar) can simulate the difference.
1. Get a picture that is 1980x1080 pixels - this is your HD image
2. Reduce its size to 720x576 - this is your SD image
3. Expand the SD image back up to 1980x1080 - this is your upscaled SD image
If you view the HD image and SD upscaled image in "actual pixels" through photoshop - you should be able to clearly see a difference.
A few comparrisons others have done between SD and HD (note the fine details in hair and skin textures visible in the HD versions)
Lord of the Rings (SD vs HD - mouseover the images)
http://www.cornbread.org/FOTRCompare/index.html
Transformers SD-Upscaled vs HD
http://www.firingsquad.com/features/transformers_hd_dvd_review/page2.asp
Anyone who has photoshop (or similar) can simulate the difference.
1. Get a picture that is 1980x1080 pixels - this is your HD image
2. Reduce its size to 720x576 - this is your SD image
3. Expand the SD image back up to 1980x1080 - this is your upscaled SD image
If you view the HD image and SD upscaled image in "actual pixels" through photoshop - you should be able to clearly see a difference.
A few comparrisons others have done between SD and HD (note the fine details in hair and skin textures visible in the HD versions)
Lord of the Rings (SD vs HD - mouseover the images)
http://www.cornbread.org/FOTRCompare/index.html
Transformers SD-Upscaled vs HD
http://www.firingsquad.com/features/transformers_hd_dvd_review/page2.asp