Nope, this thing isn’t an HD DVD player or Blu-ray player. It’s the same old DVD with a twist. The twist is upconversion to 1080p. So this is one of the few sources out there for 1080p content, though it won’t be the real thing because it’s just upconverted. But still, you can test your display’s 1080p input now!

Like any newfangled player worth its salt, the DV9600 is sporting the trick video processing and scaling, with HDMI outputs connected to full 10-bit scaling and processing powered by Anchor Bay Technologies (ABT), creator of the vaunted DVDO line of video processing. In addition to 480p, 720p and 1080i outputs the DV9600 also outputs 1080p to support 1080p displays.

Ultimate AV - New 1080p DVD Player From Marantz