[mythtv-users] when to deinterlace?

[matt]

http://www.100fps.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deinterlacing

Google is your friend..... :-)

The first site has lots of good screen shots and a decent explanation.

Matt

Jesse Guardiani wrote:
> On Saturday 04 February 2006 11:46 pm, matt wrote:
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>> Actually you may, probably do, need to deinterlace to your tv. I forget 
>> exactly what what the deal is, but basically you need to turn it on or 
>> adjust it when your watching something and you see lines across your  
>> display. You'll see them top to bottom and usually when things are 
>> moving quickly. If you ever watch Jimmy Neutron you will see it 
>> sometimes, but you almost have to be looking for it. (This will have 
>> nothing to do with Myth but how they render the cartoon) Both Myth and 
>> your Nvidia card will have settings for it. So in your case I would say 
>> that its probably on for your card, so you don't need it in Myth.
>>
>> If you do a google search I'm sure you will fine many articles about it. 
>> Its used for quite a few things.
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> Can anyone second this? I'm a very visual person, and I'm usually quite
> sensitive to visual artifacts (my wife, an auditory/kinesthetic learner, 
> is blind to most playback issues that annoy me to death), and I've never 
> once noticed any such lines on my TV. I even watch Jimmy Neutron. :) 
>
> Phill Edwards' comment about monitors makes sense. I bet deinterlace is
> needed when using the VGA port on LCD TVs too, but not when using SVid or
> RCA ports.
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