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11-11-2006, 07:35 AM
<p>Filed under: <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/category/hdtv/" rel="tag">HDTV</a>, <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/category/homeentertainment/" rel="tag">Home Entertainment</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=4174"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2006/11/gefen_home_theater_scaler.jpg" id="vimage_1" /></a></div>
At first glance, the Gefen Home Theater Scaler looks like just another cheap <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/01/aopens-minipc-will-ship-this-month/">Mac mini knock-off</a>, but it's so much more than that. Assuming that it works as advertised, the HTS will upconvert your standard-definition video to high-definition, all the way up to <a href="http://engadget.com/tag/1080p">1080p</a>. That means you won't have to buy a new <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/10/neodigits-announces-the-helios-h4000-hd-upscaling-dvd-player/">upscaling DVD player</a> to use with your hot HDTV. Furthermore, it also works as a video switcher between a pair of component sources and two HDMI sources, which is pretty sweet as well. The Scaler will set you back four Benjamins and is available now from the company's website.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/entry/3240/gefen_set_to">eHomeUpgrade</a>]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">*</p><p><a href=http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=4174>Read</a> | <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/2006/11/10/gefen-home-theater-scaler-converts-standard-def-to-high-def/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/forward/700045/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&fc=1&url=http://hdtv.engadget.com/2006/11/10/gefen-home-theater-scaler-converts-standard-def-to-high-def/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking Blogs</a> | <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/2006/11/10/gefen-home-theater-scaler-converts-standard-def-to-high-def/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><hr /><p><a title="Sponsored By" href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/click;h=v2|3747|0|0|%2a|u;44404524;0-0;0;13519412;31-1|1;17996600|18014495|1;;%3fhttp://www.fordboldmoves.com/default.aspx?bannerid=%esid!|%epid!|%eaid!|%ecid!" target="_blank">BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD</a> A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time<img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/imp;v1;f;44404524;0-0;0;13519412;1|1;17996600|18014495|1;;cs=g%3fhttp://m.doubleclick.net/dot.gif"></p><p><a title="Sponsored By" href="http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=432220&cm_ven=360i&cm_cat=Media&cm_pla=engadget&cm_ite=rsslink" target="_blank">Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System</a> Packs the power to bring games to life!</p>
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At first glance, the Gefen Home Theater Scaler looks like just another cheap <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/01/aopens-minipc-will-ship-this-month/">Mac mini knock-off</a>, but it's so much more than that. Assuming that it works as advertised, the HTS will upconvert your standard-definition video to high-definition, all the way up to <a href="http://engadget.com/tag/1080p">1080p</a>. That means you won't have to buy a new <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/10/neodigits-announces-the-helios-h4000-hd-upscaling-dvd-player/">upscaling DVD player</a> to use with your hot HDTV. Furthermore, it also works as a video switcher between a pair of component sources and two HDMI sources, which is pretty sweet as well. The Scaler will set you back four Benjamins and is available now from the company's website.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/entry/3240/gefen_set_to">eHomeUpgrade</a>]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">*</p><p><a href=http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=4174>Read</a> | <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/2006/11/10/gefen-home-theater-scaler-converts-standard-def-to-high-def/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/forward/700045/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&fc=1&url=http://hdtv.engadget.com/2006/11/10/gefen-home-theater-scaler-converts-standard-def-to-high-def/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking Blogs</a> | <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/2006/11/10/gefen-home-theater-scaler-converts-standard-def-to-high-def/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><hr /><p><a title="Sponsored By" href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/click;h=v2|3747|0|0|%2a|u;44404524;0-0;0;13519412;31-1|1;17996600|18014495|1;;%3fhttp://www.fordboldmoves.com/default.aspx?bannerid=%esid!|%epid!|%eaid!|%ecid!" target="_blank">BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD</a> A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time<img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/imp;v1;f;44404524;0-0;0;13519412;1|1;17996600|18014495|1;;cs=g%3fhttp://m.doubleclick.net/dot.gif"></p><p><a title="Sponsored By" href="http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=432220&cm_ven=360i&cm_cat=Media&cm_pla=engadget&cm_ite=rsslink" target="_blank">Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System</a> Packs the power to bring games to life!</p>
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