Definition of "upconvert" []

• A metallic-green and brown beetle (Popillia japonica) native to eastern Asia, the larvae and adults of which feed on and damage various crop plants in North America. (noun)

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• "Most players, like the Sony PlayStation 3 which I own, will "upconvert" your regular DVDs and make them look better."
• "In fact, if you're using a high-quality cable such as HDMI to connect the Blu-ray player to your HDTV, it could also "upconvert" the 480-line DVD to 1,080 lines, resulting in a clearer and sharper picture but still not true high-definition, though."
• "The reason this blog is opening with an image from Jess Franco's THE SEXUAL STORY OF O -- a 1984 film to be released on May 1 by Severin Films -- is that part of my study was spent looking at how well various non-HD titles "upconvert" to 1080i resolution."