[mythtv-users] deinterlacing 1080i content on 720 display

[Joseph Fry]

>  Can any
>>>> users out there with 720 sets recommend if it's worth it to get the GT
>>>> 430, 440, or even the 640 to get advanced 2x deinterlacing?  Or will
>>>> something like 2x temporal be enough with a 720 display? There's
>>>> something to be said for the lower power consumption of the GT 520.
>>>> Thoughts?
>>>>
>>> I have a 55" 1080p capable TV and a GT 430 that I have tested and could
>>> use with it but I am using a GT 520 and Temporal,2X with it because I
>>> can't
>>> see any difference between Advanced,2X and Temporal,2X. And I've tried. A
>>> lot.
>>>
>> I was in the same dilemma last week... fanless GT 520 or a GT 430 with fan
>> (fanless were too expensive).   Ended up picking up a GT 440 on ebay for
>> the same price as a GT 520.
>>
>> Personally, if I was paying retail I probably would go with the GT520 and
>> try to get it to output a native 1080i signal that my TV can deinterlace
>> itself, eliminating the need for deinterlacing on the card... failing
>> that,
>> I'd probably be just fine with Temporal 2x.
>>
>
> You do realize that only makes sense if your TV's internal deinterlacer is
> actually better than nvidia's vdpau temporal 2x deinterlacer, right?  I
> know that on my TV, the deinterlacer is terrible (and actually has problems
> keeping up with high-bitrate video)--even software-based kernel or linear
> or one-field is much better than the deint in my TV.
>

Of course, thats obvious.  My tv's deint isn't too bad... though I haven't
had a card capable of Advanced 2x to compare.


> I don't think anyone has ever said the other-than-Advanced-2x vdpau
> deinterlacers are bad and that Advanced 2x is the only one worth using.*
>
> *In truth, I think most people just want Advanced 2x because they've heard
> it's better/they like "bigger numbers"/the name says, "Advanced," so, of
> course it's the most advanced/it's part of VDPAU High, and *my* system
> isn't some "Medium" or "Slim" slouch/...


Agreed.  If I hadn't got such a good deal on a GT440, I definitely would
have went with the lower powered, fanless, card.  I still may if the fan is
too loud on the GT440.
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