Re: Using a scan converter
From: Striker (anonymous_at_no.Spam)
Date: 08/11/04
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Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 14:56:51 -0700
Sorry I missed the Live TV phrase in you first post. Since DVDs play fine
that eliminates the video card and the TV itself as the cause of the poor
quality. This leaves the TV Tuner/Video capture card as the likely culprit.
If you are using a Hauppauge card I understand that there is a registry
setting that can improve the encoding to a level about what is "best" in an
MCE system to what Hauppauge considers "Best" in its own PVR software. This
setting increases the storage requirement to 5GB an hour of recording. I do
not know the setting but another reader of this post may be able to provide
it.
"Will" <Will@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3DEA9CCE-EEC3-43F2-A3C0-CC5DD8EDB538@microsoft.com...
> Yes indeed I am talking about the quality of the live tv, I totally
> realise
> the TV is not upto the task of displaying normal MS Windows activity.
>
> I think the DVD playback is great as is the Media Center GUI it's just the
> Live TV - it's pretty damn awful in comparison to the TV when it's viewing
> direct without the MC. I have already selected the BEST setting for the TV
> recording.
>
> Any further ideas would be appreciated!
>
> "Striker" wrote:
>
>> If you are talking about the quality of PC desktop applications then you
>> need to have a high quality HDTV CRT TV or a pixel based TV such as
>> plasma,
>> lcd, dlp,or lcos and you must output to via VGA, Component or DVI and not
>> S-Video. If you are talking about the quality of live or recorded TV
>> than
>> you must select the "best" quality for TV recording. Again if you are
>> talking about TV video, are you satisfied with the quality of DVDs played
>> through MCE? If you are then that shows that the quality of decoded
>> video
>> output to the TV is not your problem.
>>
>> "Will" <Will@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6F0E3C23-394A-469A-B6E6-9C75C3A21148@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi,
>> > I have a 28inch wide screen TV and the TV Out quality from a number of
>> > cards
>> > (both ATI and nVidia) have been pretty poor when playing live tv. Does
>> > anyone
>> > know about scan converters and if I were to use one would the image
>> > quality
>> > on the TV be greatly enhanced?
>> >
>> > If not then the Media Center has been a complete waste of money OR
>> > should
>> > have been described differently (i.e. YOU MUST HAVE A PLASMA or LCD
>> > tv!)
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> > Will
>>
>>
>>
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