Posted by Rich Clark on 02/06/06 05:16

"Roy L. Fuchs" <roylfuchs@urfargingicehole.org> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 5 Feb 2006 21:56:17 -0500, "Rich Clark"
> <rdclark2SPAM@TRAPcomcast.net> Gave us:
>
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>>"Roy L. Fuchs" <roylfuchs@urfargingicehole.org> wrote in message
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>>> There are plenty of VERY GOOD video processors out there.
>>
>>None of which can make NTSC video look like a computer display.
>
> Bullshit. They are up to NS-5 now, and even my NS-2 puts out NTSC as
> well as HDTV inputs to my PC monitor at 1280x1024 just fine.
> Flawlessly in fact.

The OP's source is a VCD. Nothing a scan converter can do to change that.
>>
>>> Hahahaha... this makes no sense. Pixel shape? Sure.... OK.
>>
>>Analog video has rectangular pixels. Computer displays have square pixels.
>>"Pixel shape." Get it?
>
> Yes, except it has nothing to do with signal content. The pixels
> are fired by the electron gun and managed by the shadow mask, or
> aperture grill(e).
> Period.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aperture_grille
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_mask
>
> You are outside your realm of knowledge apparently, or you are making
> something more complex than it is. Either way, your opinion seems to
> be tainted by an experience with OLD technology.
>
> Do you have a cite that describes anything about the signal managing
> pixel shape? No, you cannot. Why? They manage scan lines and scan
> line count... period. The signal content has NOTHING to do with pixel
> shape.
>
> You should refrain from making remarks based on a very old
> technology with which you are familiar with, ie "scan converters". It
> is not related to the modern version. Also, your knowledge of the
> subject itself seems outdated. Reminds me of the old video cards that
> could not put out to an HDTV monitor, despite having a DVI output.
> You claim scan converters suck because you haven't even looked at one
> since the crappy version you apparently experienced some years ago.
> You need to look at them again, because they are fairly flawless these
> days.
>
> The viewsonic device I have here is MADE to put out to a VGA
> monitor. It accepts several forms of input up to and including
> progressive scan HDTV signaling. It converts them all just fine, and
> does so quite precisely. It even has a cable tuner in it, so I think
> it handles NTSC just fine.

I love you guys who spew all your advanced knowledge without trying to solve
the OP's problem. He wants to know why his VCD's look like crap on his TV,
and whether connecting his DVD player to an LCD monitor would help. It
won't, and you know it. Tell him to buy a scan converter if you want to. It
won't make his VCDs look any better than they do on an analog TV.

RichC

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