If I have a 720p HDTV, do I have to make sure that the upconverting DVD play is 720p, or doesn’t it matter? I’m a newbie to this HDTV stuff....
If I remember correctly, most upconverting DVD players—if you connect the player to the HDTV set through the HDMI cable—will automatically set the upconverting resolution from the player itself. Mind you, I don’t think you’re going to see really significant improvements in picture quality going from standard 480p to 720p, unlike the leap from 480p to 1080p.