OT: Video signal on monitors

[Peter L. Peres]

On Mon, 5 Jan 2004, Matthew Godycki wrote:

> Is there any way I can improve the quality of the signal so it actually
> looks good on a monitor?  Or am I bound to the crappy quality of a tv
> signal on a monitor that has a far higher resolution than a tv?

First you need to know in what way the signal is bad. Get a color bar
chart and a resolution chart and a grayscale chart and look at them
through your setup (preferrably using a camera and somewhat proper ligting
on the chart). Then you will know what needs fixing. In my experience
looking at video material with a bttv-based card yielded better results on
the computer monitor than on a good quality professional video monitor.
The bttv card resolves 360 lines (720 pixels) (pal) which most TVs don't.

Peter
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