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On the quality of the 350's tv out... How would it compare to an AT8500 -> connected to a 57" hitachi hdtv (widescreen) via DVI (720x480)? The only thing that sux about this setup is that the sharpness can be a big factor, and its at least 2x less sharp through a 250... Also since Im asking - I have a Sb Audigy (v1), but cant get to the AC3 pass through goodies, because I can only use the audio from the encoded stream - does anyone know a way around this? Would the 350 be anybetter?<BR>
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On Thu, 2004-01-08 at 17:58, Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
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<PRE><FONT COLOR="#737373"><I>On Wednesday 07 January 2004 23:06, Yuri wrote:
> Hmm, could you please explain the difference?
>
> Encoding would be from video to digital (hdd) or the other way
> around?
Both the 250 & 350 do hardware encoding (i.e., converting the input TV
signal to MPEG1/2 so that it takes up less disk space).
Only the 350 does hardware decoding (converting the MPEG1/2 data back to
raw video for viewing on a monitor or TV).
Only the 350 has an integrated TV-out (output of the decoded stream to
TV). Other solutions require a separate TV-out method (video card with
integrated TV-out, external VGA scan converter, etc). However, note
that the quality of the picture on the 350's TV-out is reportedly far
better than anything you'll get from any consumer grade video card or
VGA scan converter; I hear it's about on par with standalone A/V
equipment.
Think:
encode::decode as compress::uncompress
-JAC
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