Re: screen looks good in MCE but not at desktop or tv
- From: "JW" <nospam@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 09:31:31 -0700
Without knowing the Model number I can not use Google to find a descripton
of your set to know if it is CRT or Digital based. However, since it is
automatically trying to use 1920x1080 it is most likely a CRT based system
capable of scanning 1080i lines.
The MCE app runs what MS calles its 10foot UI which means it uses giant
fonts based on 480p resolution not the font and resolution you have selected
for your PC desktop so that it will look good on any PC or TV.
Since I don't know what video card you have (make and model) I also don't
know what options you have for it. You probably need to get the full video
card users manual from the WebSite of the graphics chip used on the card for
the version of the cards driver that you are using. Many cards today have
overscan adjustments available with their latest drivers.
Your PC based TV processing is not as good as your TV itself since your PC
tuner card encodes the SD 480i video input then stores it on disk and then
decodes it back and converts it to 480p. Then you video card scales it to
the resolution you have selected and processs for output.
It will also be usefull to know what resolution you are using (souds like
1080i) but over what interface? (Component, DVI, VGA, S-video).
OTA video from a HD tuner will look a lot better, however, you have to have
a video card capable of handling it.
"Brandon Baker" <mrmoneymatters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eDn7QhHuFHA.3932@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> How do I know if it is CRT technology?
> It is a Mitsubishi 48" High Def tv, rear projection. I am not sure what
> the native resolution is. I know when I hooked computer to the tv it
> changed the resolution automatically to 1920 x 1080, I think. Are there
> some settings on my video card I should play around with? I seen some
> things like overscan and underscan. Like I said to another guy, when I am
> inside the MCE app it looks awesome. When I am at the desktop it looks
> like shit. What is the difference?
>
>
> "JW" <nospam@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uYT5qaHuFHA.1244@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> If your TV is a CRT technology TV it will probably not do well displaying
>> a PC desktop and applications since it is designed for video and not for
>> graphics. (Some users with 1080i scan capable CRT units with 9" guns
>> have reported OK PC desktop video quality). Also if CRT you may do
>> better sending it an analog signal via component that with a digital
>> signal using DVI.
>> If your TV is a digital technology TV what is its native resolution and
>> what resolution are you sending to it over DVI.
>>
>> "Brandon Baker" <mrmoneymatters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:%23h%23d%23JHuFHA.2592@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> It just isn't as clear as regular tv, not as sharp. It looks just a
>>> little fuzzy, not very clean. Also, the colors don't look quite as
>>> vibrant.
>>>
>>> I was thinking about adding a high def tuner card for off air high def,
>>> will that signal look good?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jaime" <jaimelobo@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:%23G2Z3AHuFHA.2504@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Can you describe what you mean by "look bad". The live TV is never
>>>> going to look like a directly-connected image; as the MCE box is
>>>> encoding the signal as an mpeg, then decoding and displaying it, so you
>>>> can pause, rewind, etc. You are always going to have a degraded image
>>>> because of this.
>>>> --
>>>> James
>>>> Orlando (Goofy says "Hey!"), Florida
>>>>
>>>> "Brandon Baker" <mrmoneymatters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:%239jwu1GuFHA.3752@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Does that mean I am just screwed? Does everyone else's tv look bad?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "idiscuss" <writeoften@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>> news:1126620476.256834.79000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> It has something to do your video card actually, computer video card
>>>>>> just don't do too well with TVs, except for HD LCD TV via DVI
>>>>>> connection.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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