I am about to order our HTPC parts but curious about how it will handle low res video.
We have some old TV shows ripped years ago which are 512 x 384. Using our current server/ps3 setup when streamed to the PS3 they look ok'ish on our LG 55" TV (model 55LH40).
But when we watch them using VLC on a 17" monitor it looks really jagged and bad.
I have some vague theories about either the TV or PS3 modifying the low res video to make it watchable on the 55" screen, while the PC monitor shows the ugly but accurate original.
How will the HTPC handle low res video like this? Is it the TV upscaling the low res image it is receiving, or is the PS3 altering the image which could similarly be done by the HTPC.
The monitor runs at 1680x1050 and the LG is 1920x1080.
Thanks for any help
We have some old TV shows ripped years ago which are 512 x 384. Using our current server/ps3 setup when streamed to the PS3 they look ok'ish on our LG 55" TV (model 55LH40).
But when we watch them using VLC on a 17" monitor it looks really jagged and bad.
I have some vague theories about either the TV or PS3 modifying the low res video to make it watchable on the 55" screen, while the PC monitor shows the ugly but accurate original.
How will the HTPC handle low res video like this? Is it the TV upscaling the low res image it is receiving, or is the PS3 altering the image which could similarly be done by the HTPC.
The monitor runs at 1680x1050 and the LG is 1920x1080.
Thanks for any help
