OT: Video signal on monitors

[Matthew Godycki]

> 
> From: "Peter L. Peres" <plp-ysDPMY98cNQDDBjDh4tngg at public.gmane.org>
> Date: 2004/01/05 Mon PM 03:48:38 EST
> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: OT:  Video signal on monitors
> 
> 
> 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.

Thanks for your response.  All I can tell you so far is that the images on my LCD certainly seem fuzzier than they do on the TV.  This may be a silly question but... What's a bttv based card?

Thanks again,
-Matt

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