Re: Want to improve TV picture quality.

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I recommend getting a set capable of full 1080i, with a DVI or HDMI
connector. I'm running an old Philips 51" rear projection CRT HDTV at 1080i
and getting a beautiful picture. But I wouldn't buy a new set today...I'd
wait until the end of the year or so and get a Toshiba/Canon SED display.
I've seen them at CES and they're gorgeous. Supposedly cheaper to make than
LCD or Plasma too. First model out will be a 55". Should be in Japan this
summer, US by Christmas, no idea about Europe...

Dana Cline - MCE MVP

"TonyK" <home@xxxxx> wrote in message
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I'm using a 32" Sony WEGA CRT connected over S-Video going into a SCART
connector but its the same going into the TVs S-Video socket. On an LCD
monitor it looks okay but its only a 15" monitor so it looks sharper
anyway.

I'm going to chuck it into a relatives 37" Plasma later this week and have
a
look at whats it does on that.

To be honest I've made my mind up and I'm going to get a 42" TV anyway,
but
I'd like to improve the MCE if I can.

BTW - My wife was the one pushing for MCE so she could get at pics of the
kids more easily so a new tellys no prob for me ;-)




"lordjeffers" <lordjeffers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Tony,

What sort of TV are you using currently and how do you connect to it?

i also see a noticable drop in quality between watching TV direct from
the
DigiBox over SCART to my standard CRT TV but through the Media Center the
picture goes a bit wishy washy. It is still good enough though.

I think this is due to the S-Video -> SCART conversion and somewhere
along
the line the signal deteriorates. If I connect a decent TFT computer
monitor
to the DVI output then the picture quality is great again. This means
that
prviously recorded TV looks great too.

If I could persuade the missus that we need to spend loadsamoney on a 32"
LCD TV, I'd be laughing!!

"TonyK" wrote:

Hi

After several software rebuilds and help from here I finally have a
stable,
working media centre.

My only gripe is TV picture quality. Watching it in isolation is fine
and
the recorded quality is as good as live TV. But when you compare it to
a
direct feed from the digital satelite box you can really notice the
loss
in
sharpness and slight washout on the colours.

I presume the only way to improve this is to use a better TV tuner. The
one
in the box (a Philips Freeline LS2100) just says NVTV.

Before I upgrade to a new 40" LCD HD TV I'd like to do what I can to
improve
the picture a bit more.

Any suggestions? (internal cards are half height).

Many thanks









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