At 3:36 PM -0800 11/25/2010, Jonas Lopez wrote:
I take issue with this line below: Your 450-MHz G4 is simply not
fast enough, I think. AND that is still for the reason that DVD
display is remarkable SO with that in mind I simply do not see the
reasoning for the comment -- NOT to kill the horse again
Yes, you're killing the horse again. By top posting you're blowing
off the context that DOES answer your question, repeatedly.
, but the unanswered question was and still is just this: If I could
download the same exact file content via the web, would it play,
once resident on my computer, so no processor time is being shared,
every bit as good as the DVD does at 450 MHz!!!
IF the MPEG2 decoding is done in your system's DVD drive, then NO -
the downloaded clip would not play well. That's because QuickTime
would have to do the decoding in the main CPU, in sofware, without
the hardware assist.
IF the MPEG2 decoding is done in your system's video card, then YES -
the downloaded clip would play just as well because QuickTime would
have the hardware assist.
And, tis the season for Santa to look for stocking stuffers. Right
now I am looking to buy a TV, either a plasma or an LCD. Now I know
that 1080p is overhyped, however, my questions is:
Will there be a noticable difference between a 720p and 1080p TV if
the TV is also used as a computer monitor? And will it show any
different DVD than it does now?
I would say, I would use the TV mostly for Mac use and for my
blurays. So I guess what I am asking is, for Mac use is 1080p the
way to go and would you guys buy a lcd or plasma?
Standard television is 525 lines.
VHS is 480 lines.
DVD-Video is 720x480 (NTSC) and 720x576 (PAL).
IF your display (tv) and video card can do a full 1080p THEN the
quality of what you see would depend on the quality of the SOURCE
material. If the source is a DVD rip, then what you get is 720x480
scaled up to 1080.
MANY videos on Blu-Ray are actually just copied 720x480 with some
xtra special features added to use up the available space. So... you
have to read labels. Make sure that Blu-Ray actually contains 1080
content.
Can you see the difference between 720 and 1080? Heck yea! IF
you're comparing a 720 source to a 1080 source.
IMO, lcd vs plasma is subjective. Look at both and pick the one that
looks best To You. Personally, I prefer the lcd.
- Dan.
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- Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth.
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