Good good, the picture quality on HD LCD is my main concern. Hopefully, I will play only dvds or hd 720p content. I think it should be ok :) I will look on the sharp aquos before this week end, will post my result if I buy it :) ^_^
Flo wrote: > No special settings for upscaling here. > Mplayer does it all very well with -vo xv the quality is good - very > good. I didnt try -vo opengl yet, gonna do that sometime these days. > In .mplayer/config i have "monitoraspect=16:9" > Otherwise i use freevo´s default settings plus "-fs" > for xine i have XINE_ARGS_DEF = '--no-lirc --post=pp:quality=10,expand' > I have once seen that xine had those stripes in a 1080p movie i got rid > of them with activating deinterlacing. > But i use xine only for watching dvd´s. > I recommend not to use svcd´s since i never managed to scale/zoom > horizontally to fullscreen so the black borders would dissapear at he > top and bottom i only got it to stretch those mpg´s so basically i took > my few svcds and clipped/reencoded them to 16/9 xvid using avidemux. > Anyway svcd´s on a hd screen look crappy ;-) > > Flo > > Am Mittwoch, den 13.06.2007, 14:21 -0700 schrieb kikoune: > >> Hi >> Interesting info :) >> I'm looking right now at the Sharp Aquos LCD 32" 720p, it's on sale here >> (san francisco). >> >> What about the picture quality in your setup ? With non HD content for >> instance ? Do you use parcular setting for the upscalling ? >> >> Thanks ! >> >> Flo wrote: >> >>> Hiho >>> Here are the specs of my machine. >>> >>> AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+ >>> nVidia Corporation NV44A [GeForce 6200] (rev a1) >>> 1 Gig Memory >>> >>> I use Nvidia´s proprietary drivers and i can play all kinds of HD >>> content only with 1080p it seems to be the limit, video still plays very >>> well but the audio stream stutters so i guess i would need a Athlon 3500 >>> + or 3800+ to play it cleanly. >>> >>> The TV that i use is a Samsung LE32R32B wich costs around 600 € in >>> Germoney and i can really recommend it. I have it connected through the >>> tv´s VGA connector >>> >>> i use 1360x768 as x and freevo geometry, the x setup works perfectly >>> easy with the nvidia driver tool. if you dont use that tool you need to >>> create your own modeline depending on your displays dotclock etc. >>> >>> Greetings >>> Flo >>> >>> >>> >>> Am Montag, den 11.06.2007, 10:53 -0700 schrieb kikoune: >>> >>> >>>> Hi the list >>>> >>>> I'm using my freevo HTPC on a too small 27" 4:3 tube tv screen. >>>> I want bigger, and I'm thinking to go with widescreen 37" LCD. >>>> >>>> I was wondering how works the upscalling in freevo, if I want to >>>> stretch the video to 720p or 1080p ? (depending on the lcd I buy) >>>> I already try to play some video sample on my freevo box (dothan >>>> centrino @ 2.2, 512 mo ddr, ati 9600) and 720p video runs ok but >>>> 1080p is a slideshow :( Need more power or need to find a way >>>> to enable some acceleration. (the sample where x264). >>>> >>>> Do you guys have here advise about LCD screen working well with >>>> freevo ? Do you have tips to share about your upscalling settings >>>> with xine or mplayer ? How to get the best picture quality ? >>>> >>>> Finally I was looking at the Media center gallery wiki page and >>>> it will be very cool if more freevo user can post their setup and >>>> maybe add a few comments on it (what hardware specs, what >>>> settings ...). It would a great way to learn about the freevo >>>> community ? >>>> >>>> ps: I repost this message I did'nt seems to go through the first >>>> time. >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express >>>> Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take >>>> control of your XML. No limits. Just data. 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