[mythtv-users] Any hope for 1080i content at 1080i with nVidia?

[Brian Foddy]

On Sunday 29 July 2007, Tom Dexter wrote:
> Being one of the unfortunate MythTV users with a RPCRT (1080i) display,
> I've been around the block with the nVidia interlacing issues as discussed
> here:
>
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/270200
>
> Has anyone seen any sign indicating that some day nVidia might address
> this? There have been several threads on the nVidia Linux forum over the
> years, and I've yet to see them acknowledge that there's even a problem.
>
> I've just ended up settling for enabling kernel deinterlacing and accepting
> it the way it is, but it really brings me down.  1080i content on my TV
> should be breath-taking, but instead I have to settle for it being inferior
> to 720p...not to mention deinterlacing doubles the CPU usage.
>
> Tom
>

Not sure I'd classify  myself as an "unfortunate" owner of a RPCRT 1080i
TV, but rather as being well seasoned with HDTV as both myself and parents
have similar 51" CRT RP TVs for many years now.  

But that aside, I find my picture is much better
if I set the TVs to 540p.  The display artifacts are much reduced 
(jagged edges), the TV actually thinks its a 1080i signal, and I can't 
really tell the visual  difference to live 1080i HDTV.  At least good enough
until I can afford a 1080p TV, then I'll really think the rest of the world is
"unfortunate" :).

Brian