[mythtv-users] Upscaling standalone DVD vs. MythTV

[Craig Partin]

> >> Yes, but this is only fairly primitive scaling. To compete with hardware
> >> scalers in high-end DVD players, TVs or receivers one has to employ
> >> fancy software scaling algorithms which are much more CPU intensive.
> >>
> > Are any of these algorithms in myth currently?
>
> No.  And, TTBOMK, they're not in Windows Media Player or whatever else
> was used in the previously-mentioned quality test comparing set-top
> upscaling DVD players to computer output.

So is it better to have myth do the scaling?  Or send the video
untouched to the TV and let it do the scaling?  I suppose that depends
on the quality of the TV, or is there more to it?