Not entirely true.
You need a scaler if the resolution of the material doesn't match the resolution of the output.
If you use a fixed output in the AV settings (for example 1080p), the scaler in the box will do the conversion of the source material (up or down!) to match that 1080p. If you use the auto resolution plugin, you can make the output setting match that of the material, in which case you will use the scaler in either the TV or in your AV amplifier to do the conversion to either the native format of the TV, or the output setting of the AV amplifier.
So the only time a scaler is not used, is when you use to AR plugin (correctly), and the resolution of the material matches the native resolution of the TV. Or when the material matches both the fixed output setting and the native setting of the TV. So if you have a 4K TV, in general a scaler is always used, unless you're material is 4K, and the output of the box is 4K.
Whether or not to use the AR plugin depends on a few factors. The quality of the scalers in all the devices in the chain, and the time needed for those devices to adapt. For example, my plasma TV takes 2-3 seconds to switch resolution. That is a nightmare when zapping.
For most boxes and most consumer TV's, the scaler easily matches that in the TV used, so using the AR plugin is pointless. Only if you have a separate high-end scaler it might be worth while to look at it.
Currently in use: VU+ Duo 4K (2xFBC S2), VU+ Solo 4K (1xFBC S2), uClan Usytm 4K Pro (S2+T2), Octagon SF8008 (S2+T2), Zgemma H9.2H (S2+T2)
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