Anyway to upgrade existing 720p set to 1080p

andytk5 · 10-31-2007

Do any of you guys/gals know if there is a way to upgrade/modify the internals of an existing Samsung HLR6167 to to 1080p? Can you upgrade the chip to a newer version? Are the internal components completely different, is the screen different? How hard would this be if possible?
Thanks!

PalmHarbor · 10-31-2007

Samsung et al are not in the upgrade business, they are in the sell new products business.

Kevin Miller · 11-01-2007

Hi Andy,

Wishful thinking. The manufacturer would have to replace the entire light engine to do that, and that ain't going to happen.

JerryDelColliano · 11-11-2007

There is no way to do this that I know of and I would ask you WHY you might want to do such a thing.

Sell your set for whatever you can get for it OR donate it to a charity and take the write off (if that helps) and get a brand spanking new 1080p set along with at least ONE player that will output 1080p from the BR or HD camps. With a fresh bulb, hopefully a professional calibration and a handful of the best looking discs in HD - you will be SET for the future.

TheMoose · 11-11-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by JerryDelColliano

you will be SET for the future.

Or at least till next year!!

10-31-2007	#1
andytk5 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 30	Anyway to upgrade existing 720p set to 1080p Do any of you guys/gals know if there is a way to upgrade/modify the internals of an existing Samsung HLR6167 to to 1080p? Can you upgrade the chip to a newer version? Are the internal components completely different, is the screen different? How hard would this be if possible? Thanks!

10-31-2007	#2
PalmHarbor Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 83	Re: Anyway to upgrade existing 720p set to 1080p Samsung et al are not in the upgrade business, they are in the sell new products business.

11-01-2007	#3
Kevin Miller Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 56	Re: Anyway to upgrade existing 720p set to 1080p Hi Andy, Wishful thinking. The manufacturer would have to replace the entire light engine to do that, and that ain't going to happen. __________________ Kevin Miller ISFTV Phone: 718-274-0236 Email: kevin@ISFTV.COM Web Site: www.ISFTV.COM ; www.tweaktv.com Founding Imaging Science Foundation Member since 1994. Industry Consultant ~ ISF Instructor Contributing Editor to CNET.COM, & AVRev.com

11-11-2007	#4
JerryDelColliano Super Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Beverly Hills Posts: 1,419	Re: Anyway to upgrade existing 720p set to 1080p There is no way to do this that I know of and I would ask you WHY you might want to do such a thing. Sell your set for whatever you can get for it OR donate it to a charity and take the write off (if that helps) and get a brand spanking new 1080p set along with at least ONE player that will output 1080p from the BR or HD camps. With a fresh bulb, hopefully a professional calibration and a handful of the best looking discs in HD - you will be SET for the future. __________________ --- Jerry Del Colliano

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