[mythtv-users] Re: Best video capture resolution for output to TV?

Joseph A. Caputo jcaputo1 at comcast.net
Fri May 16 12:06:43 EDT 2003


> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net]On Behalf Of Mike Frisch
> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 10:14 AM
> To: mythtv-users at snowman.net
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Re: Best video capture resolution for output to
> TV?
>
>
> It all depends on your personal preference.  Some people think VHS
> quality is good enough, while some people won't settle for anything less
> than DVD quality (full NTSC resolution).  If it were me, I would be
> recording at 720x480, but I want the best quality I can get.
>


Why capture at 720x480 when NTSC resolution is not that high?  Anything
beyond 640x480 is a waste (actually, even 480x480 is just fine... see below)


> Also, keep in mind that the smaller the TV, the lower resolution you can
> get away with.  480x480 on a 32" TV will look terrible, but 480x480 on a
> 20" TV might not...

480x480 looks great on my 60" TV... I can hardly tell the difference from
640x480.

-JAC



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