Re: [vdr] 1:1 pixel mapping - a waste of time?

2009-01-06 Thread Ville Skyttä
On Tuesday 06 January 2009, Ville Aakko wrote: > On my Sony it is called "Täyskuiva" (in finnish), Heh, is this spelling error yours or Sony's? :) ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr

Re: [vdr] 1:1 pixel mapping - a waste of time?

2009-01-06 Thread Tony Houghton
On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 04:29:55 + Scott wrote: > As Im just starting to get vdr working, I was wondering if 1:1 pixel > mapping between the video card (nvidia onboard HDMI output) and my > flat panel (Samsung plasma) is a waste of time. When looking at a > "computer" generated image like the des

Re: [vdr] 1:1 pixel mapping - a waste of time?

2009-01-06 Thread Ville Aakko
2009/1/6 : > >> I don't know how to do the latter, and even if it is possible in all >> cases. In my setup, I have set up my video card to 1:1 to the panel I >> have (fullHD), since I have material in several different resolutions, > > This is the theory. But you need to remember that you are usin

Re: [vdr] 1:1 pixel mapping - a waste of time?

2009-01-06 Thread Tony Houghton
On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 02:23:51 +0200 "Jukka Vaisanen" wrote: > 24p is just a framerate, in HD it's actually 1080p but with 24 frames > per second instead of 60. There are also NTSC DVDs with 24p video but > that's a whole different story that we won't get into.. Yes, I know, but what's the differen

Re: [vdr] 1:1 pixel mapping - a waste of time?

2009-01-06 Thread Pasi Kärkkäinen
On Tue, Jan 06, 2009 at 01:17:52AM +0200, Jukka Vaisanen wrote: > Yes, it's a good idea to get 1:1 pixel mapping on your display. Double > scaling (first pc, then display) is not a good idea, ever. > > But, some problems arise: > > HDMI uses DVI signalling for the video (and audio is hidden in a

Re: [vdr] 1:1 pixel mapping - a waste of time?

2009-01-06 Thread Seppo Ingalsuo
Jukka Vaisanen wrote: > HDMI uses DVI signalling for the video (and audio is hidden in a > vertical blanking time slot believe it or not) so it may seem like just > another connector.. however in their finite wisdom the HDMI > standardization people decided that HDMI will not support arbitrary > re

Re: [vdr] 1:1 pixel mapping - a waste of time?

2009-01-06 Thread jori.hamalainen
> I don't know how to do the latter, and even if it is possible in all > cases. In my setup, I have set up my video card to 1:1 to the panel I > have (fullHD), since I have material in several different resolutions, This is the theory. But you need to remember that you are using TV set as a monit

Re: [vdr] 1:1 pixel mapping - a waste of time?

2009-01-06 Thread Pasi Kärkkäinen
On Tue, Jan 06, 2009 at 01:17:52AM +0200, Jukka Vaisanen wrote: > Yes, it's a good idea to get 1:1 pixel mapping on your display. Double > scaling (first pc, then display) is not a good idea, ever. > > But, some problems arise: > > HDMI uses DVI signalling for the video (and audio is hidden in a

Re: [vdr] 1:1 pixel mapping - a waste of time?

2009-01-05 Thread Jukka Vaisanen
-Original Message- From: vdr-boun...@linuxtv.org [mailto:vdr-boun...@linuxtv.org] On Behalf Of Tony Houghton Sent: 6. tammikuuta 2009 2:08 To: vdr@linuxtv.org Subject: Re: [vdr] 1:1 pixel mapping - a waste of time? On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 01:17:52 +0200 "Jukka Vaisanen" wrote: >

Re: [vdr] 1:1 pixel mapping - a waste of time?

2009-01-05 Thread Tony Houghton
On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 01:17:52 +0200 "Jukka Vaisanen" wrote: > HDMI uses DVI signalling for the video (and audio is hidden in a > vertical blanking time slot believe it or not) so it may seem like just > another connector.. however in their finite wisdom the HDMI > standardization people decided tha

Re: [vdr] 1:1 pixel mapping - a waste of time?

2009-01-05 Thread Jukka Vaisanen
_ From: vdr-boun...@linuxtv.org [mailto:vdr-boun...@linuxtv.org] On Behalf Of Scott Sent: 6. tammikuuta 2009 6:30 To: vdr@linuxtv.org Subject: [vdr] 1:1 pixel mapping - a waste of time? As Im just starting to get vdr working, I was wondering if 1:1 pixel mapping between the video card (nvidi

Re: [vdr] 1:1 pixel mapping - a waste of time?

2009-01-05 Thread Ville Aakko
2009/1/6 Scott : > As Im just starting to get vdr working, I was wondering if 1:1 pixel mapping > between the video card (nvidia onboard HDMI output) and my flat panel > (Samsung plasma) is a waste of time. When looking at a "computer" generated > image like the desktop, its going to make a differ

[vdr] 1:1 pixel mapping - a waste of time?

2009-01-05 Thread Scott
As Im just starting to get vdr working, I was wondering if 1:1 pixel mapping between the video card (nvidia onboard HDMI output) and my flat panel (Samsung plasma) is a waste of time.  When looking at a "computer" generated image like the desktop, its going to make a difference, but with broadc