http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/ Engadget Comments for How-To: Scale video for better HDTV viewing http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/Feb 14th 2006 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/
C'mon guys. You're going to lose your street cred if you get the basics wrong. HD television was also designed for CRT televisions. It's not the display technology (CRT) that's the issue here, it's the transmission/broadcast standards.

I enjoy the best HD picture available on my CRT-based RPTV.
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I have a cable set top box hooked up to my DLP via component cables. Quality for non-HD channels is less than stellar, anyway to improve that without moving my PC into my TV room?]]>Feb 14th 2006 8:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/> proving once again that Windows is the far superior solution for home theater computer use ]]>Feb 14th 2006 8:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/Feb 14th 2006 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/For the person who asked about whether you can buy a stand-alone component that will perform high quality scaling / de-interlacing, there are high end stand-alone scalers / de-interlacers available, with the good ones typically based on a Faroudja chip, but they cost quite a bit. You are probably better of buying an inexpensive computer to leave in your living room.
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ffdshow is a directshow filter (hence dshow). That means it's for Windows.

You lost me that early in your article.



[Will] Thanks for the catch. I added the correct link to tvtime. (both have some derivative functionality.)]]>Feb 14th 2006 9:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/Feb 14th 2006 10:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/Feb 14th 2006 10:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/Feb 14th 2006 10:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/Feb 14th 2006 10:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/

[Will] The ATI TV-Wonder card is a completely different piece of hardware from the All-In-Wonder card.]]>Feb 14th 2006 11:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/Feb 15th 2006 3:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/Feb 15th 2006 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/
I'll give you the fact that using a PC as a means to d/l, store & stream content to a HD display is a viable solution. However, it's not always the best solution for everyone.

Oh by the way, the scaler in my projector is as good as or possibly better than the Farodja processor in my upconverting DVD player. No thanks, fellas.]]>Feb 15th 2006 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/Feb 15th 2006 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/
Okay, prove it. Open up Windows Media Center, go record something off HBO.

Care to revise?]]>Feb 15th 2006 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/
Those of who run OSX on our machines have the money to buy a REAL piece of scaler hardware that doesn't require a ghetto PC in our HT.]]>Feb 15th 2006 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/app.'>http://www.thegreenbutton.com/community/shwmessage.aspx?ForumID=26&MessageID=104152
app. It records both the analog and the straight HD digital feed from the cable box. And it handles channel changes over firewire, so you don't even need an IR blaster.]]>Feb 15th 2006 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/
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This method is for scaling for the lower res 480i video feeds, NOT the higher res HD signals. If you have HD cable and use componant cables, this method really won't work for you unless you also have an s-video out from the cable box which runs to the HTPC for the lower res signals. Then that signal goes back into your TV on another input line.]]>Feb 19th 2006 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/Feb 19th 2006 6:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/Feb 20th 2006 12:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/Feb 23rd 2006 2:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/
a turkish article about hdtv
HDTV (High Definition Television)]]>Feb 27th 2006 7:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/]]>Sep 4th 2008 9:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/
No one is suggesting you do this with a device that can actually output HD signals. What in the world made you think that? That would be retarded beyond all reason. This is for the majority of devices that can't and look like poo on a HD display.]]>Oct 19th 2006 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/14/how-to-scale-video-for-better-hdtv-viewing/
I got an RCA d52w20 HDTV that has DVI & component inputs, a HD receiver with DVI output from Dish Netwwork and a computer with Haupage winTv, Intel Core 2 duo CPU and Intel integrated graphics G965 chipset.

I greatly appreciated that somebody finally wrote an article about how to inexpensively convert SD signal to look better on the HDTV.

however, here is my dilemma... I bought the gold package from Dish Network featuring 180 channels: 23 channels are HD and the rest come in SD.

my approach was to hook up the HD Dish receiver directly to the HDTV using the DVI connectors that both have. that would give me the best picture for HD channels ( 1080i) but what do I do about the 150 SD channels?

you suggested that I should put the computer between the HD receiver and the HDTV and use DSCALER to improve the quality of the SD channels... if i do that, what is going to happen to my 23 HD channels that come in HD from the receiver to the computer?

is it possible that hook up the HD dish receiver directly to the TV using the DVI connector and also hook up the HD receiver to the computer using RGB or SVIDEO cables? in my mind, if i can pull this through, I will keep my HD quality for the 23 HD channels and get better quality for the 150 SD channels... the only downside I see is the need to change input source for the hdtv... need to select dvi input for HD and s-video input when watching SD....

do you think there is a better way? how should I optimize this configuration ? your advice will be greatly appreciated.

best regards,
Marius]]>Nov 30th 2006 3:49PM