HDTV capture and Benq 22in LCD.

[gvblake22]

Originally Posted by Tockley002

Ok, thanks Hitman.
So what does a 1900x1200, or a 1680x1050 do to a DVD or 720x576p HD signal....upscale it to native res..?
Does that work properly...or will the image suck?

That depends on the monitor and your software settings. A good 1920x1200 monitor will have what is called 1:1 pixel mapping and play video at the exact size the signal is without stretching or compressing it. So playing a 720x576 video would be exactly 720x576 with black around it to fill in the gaps on the monitor. You could also stretch (or compress) the video to fit the screen you are playing it on, but the issue of aspect ratio comes into play here because it ends up getting stretched more vertically than horizontally because computer monitors are 16:10 while DVD's are 16:9.

[wtcnbrwndo4u]

Originally Posted by gvblake22

That depends on the monitor and your software settings. A good 1920x1200 monitor will have what is called 1:1 pixel mapping and play video at the exact size the signal is without stretching or compressing it. So playing a 720x576 video would be exactly 720x576 with black around it to fill in the gaps on the monitor. You could also stretch (or compress) the video to fit the screen you are playing it on, but the issue of aspect ratio comes into play here because it ends up getting stretched more vertically than horizontally because computer monitors are 16:10 while DVD's are 16:9.

True, but it does fill the screen without looking like complete crap if you want to. It's kinda like watching a DVD on a 1080i HDTV. It doesn't look like crap.

[Tockley002]

Originally Posted by wtcnbrwndo4u

True, but it does fill the screen without looking like complete crap if you want to. It's kinda like watching a DVD on a 1080i HDTV. It doesn't look like crap.

This is kind of what I'm on about, ie....if one were to feed a LCD {with a native res of 1600x1000 or 1900x1200}, with either a DVD or a 576i/p source{from HDTV capture card}, then the image would be dominated by black bars wouldn't it?

So can a LCD monitor upscale{or what the term is} a DVD/576 source so that it all but fills the whole screen but doesn't look degraded or stretched to death?

So I'm asking if the LCD's circuitry can enlarge the image without image degradation, and also if it can downscale a 1080i{1900x1080} source to 720p without ruining it?

Some people say yes to all of the above and others say that you need a LCD with a native res to match the source....the trouble is, I'd be feeding it DVD, 576i{SDTV}, 576p{HDTV}, 720p and 1080i{HDTV}.

[gvblake22]

If it is coming from an outside source (like a cable box) that you are plugging directly into the monitor (like possibly with component video), then it will depend on the monitor's capabilities to have the option to display the source at it's native resolution (with black bars) or stretched to fit the screen. If the video source is coming into your computer and out to your monitor via your video card, then you should be able to configure how it will display in the video card's drivers (Catalyst Control Center in your case with the ATI card). Displaying it out through the video card should give you more options on how to display the video (if you want it 1:1 or stretched or scaled up/down, etc).

[Tockley002]

Originally Posted by gvblake22

IfDisplaying it out through the video card should give you more options on how to display the video (if you want it 1:1 or stretched or scaled up/down, etc).

Cool.
If OZ TV shows American Idol 6 in 1080i WS, then I'll grab a Samsung 81cm LCD.