Upscaling TV to boost standard definition

on January 14, 2009 by Administrator

Couch potatoes have a reason to celebrate this year, because Japanese electronics company Toshiba has come up with an innovative way of ensuring that the obligatory re-runs of Home Alone and James Bond look even prettier than they did last year.

The new Regza ZV range of LCD TVs come bundled with upscaling technology, a piece of hardware that Toshiba claims can boost standard definition images to near-HD quality.

Sales of HD-ready TVs are on the rise, but a recent survey conducted by Toshiba's marketing division revealed that only 1% of all content is viewed in high definition. The technology used in the Regza range -– the Resolution+ system -– is therefore long overdue. Fans of high-definition programming have been starved of content by broadcasters, and the persistently unpopular Blu-Ray format has done little to satiate popular appetites.

Toshiba's new TV was released on the 27th of November. It boasts a 1080p resolution over a 42-inch or 46-inch screen, and is capable of improving both the refresh rate and the overall quality of most standard-definition signals.

For more information, you can visit Toshiba's website here.