Technology / Television (TV) / Upconvert: The term used to describe the conversion of a lower apparent resolution to a higher number, such as 'up-converting' 720p to 1080i. This is a misnomer, though, since to accomplish this, the horizontal scanning frequency is actually lowered from 45khz to 33.75khz. Resolution quality is not improved by this method.
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