[mythtv-users] deinterlacing

Matt S. skd5aner at gmail.com
Fri Mar 7 21:55:58 UTC 2008


On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 4:53 PM, Matt S. <skd5aner at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 3:43 PM, Brad DerManouelian
> <myth at dermanouelian.com> wrote:
> > On Mar 7, 2008, at 12:36 PM, Jerome Yuzyk wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Deinterlacing says:
> > >
> > >  "Deinterlacing is the process of converting traditional Interlaced
> > > Video
> > >   into a Progressive Picture that can be displayed on modern non
> > > interlaced
> > >   display devices such as LCD or Plasma screens."
> > >
> > > but the Myth Frontend General Playback setup gives the hint
> > >
> > >  "Make the video look normal on a progressive display (i.e., monitor)"
> > >
> > > My monitor is a CRT - is deinterlacing still required?
> >
> > Yes. Your CRT is also a progressive display.
>
> Correction... Your CRT is _probably_ an "interlaced" display.  It is
> probably not "progressive", although they do exist.
>
> To answer your question, the answer is still yes... in almost all
> cases you'll have to deinterlace on a CRT monitor.
>
> Thanks!
> Matt
>

ACK!  Confusing myself.  If you CRT is interlaced, you will not have
to de-interlace.

Thanks!
Matt


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