"Andrew Jergens" wrote:
>> My only point was that shitty scaling algorithm equals shitty quality.
>> However, no matter how shitty the scaler, if you don't need to scale,
>> then you're not going to butcher the quality. Decent LCDs probably have
>> very good quality scalers so using a 768 line
> My only point was that shitty scaling algorithm equals shitty quality.
> However, no matter how shitty the scaler, if you don't need to scale,
> then you're not going to butcher the quality. Decent LCDs probably have
> very good quality scalers so using a 768 line display is not going to
>
Just to add my $0.02. I bought a Westinghouse 27" LCD back in January
(http://www.westinghousedigital.com/pc-19-2-27-lcd-tv.aspx). I have had 2
different Freevo's plugged into it (as I had some drive issues on the first).
I tried a few different resolution choices in the setup on the 1st box onl
On Tue, 2006-06-13 at 15:00 -0400, Andrew Jergens wrote:
> I think you're talking apples and oranges. Scaling from a 8??x480p source
Apples and oranges inasmuch as I'm talking about scaling down (settop
DVD player for an anamorphic DVD on a 4/3 TV, so from 480 lines to about
360 lines) versus sca
HOLD THAT THOUGHT...
> Almost all of the settop DVD players I've looked at use very ugly
> scaling. Not quite as bad as nearest neighbor, but you can definitely
> see jagged edges and moire effects that can be alleviated with better
> algorithms. Using mplayer with software scaling produces visi
On Mon, 2006-06-12 at 21:27 +0200, Dirk Meyer wrote:
> Maybe I don't see it, maybe I do. But scaling is always bad. What I
> wrote before. I play a video and the pc scales it to one resolution
> and the tv scales again. That can't be good.
Almost all of the settop DVD players I've looked at use ve
"Andrew Jergens" wrote:
> You guys might not know this, but most Television, NOT MONITOR,
> manufacturers stand by the little bit of scaling on their 768 screens. I
> know the spec is 720p, but when I was at CEDIA (big integrated theater trade
> show in Indianapolis, IN), all the manufacturers wer
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Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] [Slightly OT] LCD-TVs - what spec?
Torsten Seemann wrote:
>> It is HD-Ready. So it has either DVI or HDMI. IIRC there are
>> connectors to switch between them, but I may be wrong.
>
> Ye
Jason Tackaberry wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-06-12 at 19:22 +0200, Dirk Meyer wrote:
>> it scale. Everything bad. Is someone here with some a good setup? I
>> plan to buy a pc with nvidia card and a sharp lcd.
>
> Hmm, soon you'll turn into me and stop caring about dfb and only be
> interested in X with
Mlists wrote:
>> Sorry, not 1200x720, 1280x720. But anyway, graphic cards can only show
>> stuff mod8, so you can either use 1360x768 or 1368x768. Or you use
>> 1024x768 and let the tv stretch horizontal. Or feed 720p to it and let
>> it scale. Everything bad. Is someone here with some a good setup
On Mon, 2006-06-12 at 19:22 +0200, Dirk Meyer wrote:
> it scale. Everything bad. Is someone here with some a good setup? I
> plan to buy a pc with nvidia card and a sharp lcd.
Hmm, soon you'll turn into me and stop caring about dfb and only be
interested in X with gl :)
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> Sorry, not 1200x720, 1280x720. But anyway, graphic cards can only show
> stuff mod8, so you can either use 1360x768 or 1368x768. Or you use
> 1024x768 and let the tv stretch horizontal. Or feed 720p to it and let
> it scale. Everything bad. Is someone here with some a good setup? I
> plan to buy
Torsten Seemann wrote:
>> It is HD-Ready. So it has either DVI or HDMI. IIRC there are
>> connectors to switch between them, but I may be wrong.
>
> Yes there are, for example:
> http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/DVI-HDMI_adapters.html
That solves one problem.
>> Yes. Some LCD-TVs don't like th
>> Take http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=319005&view=detailed for example;
>> Problems - no DVI. Is this really an issue?
http://uk.shopping.com/xPF-LG_RZ_27LZ55 claims that that model has a DVI
connector?
> It is HD-Ready. So it has either DVI or HDMI. IIRC there are
> connectors to switch
John Molohan wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> at some stage I reckon I'll give in and purchase myself a nice big
> flatscreen but I'm lacking in any real experience in them so I'll pick
> your brains.
Same here. It is on top of my my to-buy list.
> Take http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=319005&view=detai
Hi all,
at some stage I reckon I'll give in and purchase myself a nice big
flatscreen but I'm lacking in any real experience in them so I'll pick
your brains.
Take http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=319005&view=detailed for example;
Problems - no DVI. Is this really an issue? Anything else?
I
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