[mythtv-users] Methods for perfecting NVidia TV Output (was 350 Tv Out vs. Nvidia 5200)

[Mark J. Small]

On August 26, 2005 06:18 am, Louie Ilievski wrote:
> Since this has become a topic of much interest, I thought I would start a
> seperate thread on it.  It seems that quite a few of us are seeking methods
> to make the picture quality of our NVida cards better for recordings and
> just in general.  I would like to ask those who believe they have a good
> picture what settings they use, such as:
>
> 1) Any specific Xorg modelines or settings?
> 2) Any adjustments to nvidia-settings such as the flicker filter,
> sharpness, etc
> 3) X display resolution
> 4) Capture resolution, bitrate, etc
> 5) De-interlacing methods and other filters, if any
> 6) Output method of choice (S-Video, Composite, etc)
> 7) Specific video card
>
> I know that I and many others would GREATLY appreciate some setups that you
> all are using.  I personally am also interested in what kinds of setups the
> devs are using, if any are still using SD configurations.
>
> Thanks,
>
> ~Lou

This sounds like a really good idea to me.  My big question:

If I have an interlaced signal recorded, why would I want to de-interlace to  
send it my TV?  Wouldn't an interlaced signal be closer to the original??

Mark