[mythtv-users] Is my MythTV an UpConverting DVD Player?

[George Mari]

Josh White wrote:
> ...or the display does some kind of upscaling/converting.
> 
> On Nov 8, 2007 7:28 PM, Bill Williamson <bill at bbqninja.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 11/9/07, George Mari <george_mythusers at mari1938.org> wrote:
>>> MythTV User wrote:
>>>> I set my Xorg to output at 1080p which my 46" LCD displays nicely,
>> with 1:1
>>>> pixel mapping. Is playing DVD discs using xine (or internal dvd
>> player) with
>>>> anamorphic setting on equivalent to playing the DVD in an
>>>> upconverting/upscaling player? If not, is this possible?
>>>>
>>> MythDVD does not, to my knowledge, perform any kind of
>>> upscaling/upconverting - yet.
>>>
>>> I don't know about xine.
>>
>> MythDVD obviously does SOME sort of upconverting, or else:
>> -videos would be horribly interlaced
>> -they would be in a small 720x480 window in the middle

My assumption was that by upscaling/upconverting, the OP meant some sort 
of enhancement of the original image to beyond simple scaling to the 
native display size.  My understanding is that this is what the 
upscaling DVD players claim to do.

They cannot create image data that doesn't exist in the original, but 
they can do some fancy-schmancy stuff to improve the image on the larger 
display.  (At least I think this is what they do.) This is what I meant 
by, "MythDVD doesn't do this, to my knowledge."

It - along with X - does a great job with simply scaling to the native 
display size.  480p DVDs look identically wonderful on my 1080p set 
whether played through my standalone DVD player or through Myth.