Does the PS3 upscale regular DVDS? If so do you need HDMI Cables for that?

Question

I have component cables for my ps3 and when I go to the DVD settings and try to go to the DVD Upscaler menu it just says normal and if i go any higher it says this wont upscale the DVD, so im guessing you need HDMI cables to upscale regular DVDs?

Answer 1

Miguel is right.

However, even if your PS3 will not upsale a SD DVD, your HDTV WILL.  One can argue/test as to whether the PS3 or your TV will do a better upscaling/deinterlacing, but practically, i doubt most people would be able to see the difference.

Answer 2

Yes it does. All upscaling DVD or Blu-Ray players need HDMI to upscale standard DVDs above 480P due to the copy protection that HDMI has. So yes you need HDMI.