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Comment on Why Is The Picture Quality On My Lcd Tv Better From A Pc Dvd Rather Than A Conventional Dvd Player? by Twisted_

Twisted_ — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:12:04 +0000

This should not be the case.
A decent dedicated DVD player will outperform a jack-of-all-trades PC-DVD drive by miles (in the same way that a Land Rover will outperform any ‘soft-roader’ when taken off-road).
If, however, your DVD player is a cheap ‘no-name’ brand from Argos or your local supermarket, then that would easily explain the problems you are encountering.

Comment on Why Is The Picture Quality On My Lcd Tv Better From A Pc Dvd Rather Than A Conventional Dvd Player? by A V

A V — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:50:25 +0000

It is because the software DVD player on your PC is caching the image – buffering it, it is also up-converting to your screen resolution.
Basically all DVDs are at Standard Definition resolution… 640×480 aka 480i. A line being 640 pixels wide, and there are 480 of those lines.
(The video on the discs regardless of your player – Not including the new high-def bluray discs of-course)
They make special DVD players that will up convert to a high def signal, and the software that plays the DVDs in your computer will also up-convert.
Besides just making the picture fill the screen, up converting does a lot of neat things. It can do Line-doubling, so 480 lines of picture can become 960 lines…. or it can do interpolation, –lets say I have 4 pixels in an image. (2×2) I can interpolate what a 5th pixel can be in the middle of the original 4…. they can even do what’s called “bob” where you take 2 480i frames and make them into one 480p frame…. (480i is interlaced, skipping every-other line each frame (aka field) of the picture, 480p shows all lines every frame.
Your DVD player is a computer in its own right, but one made to do a specific task. I suspect it might not be the best DVD player based on what you are reporting…. or it maybe be going bad.
Now your PC has memory, RAM and all that good stuff with a nice processor…. it’s is light years ahead of your DVD player, It has a lot more elbow room to do all that fancy image processing, your DVD player does what it does and that’s it. If some new magical software comes out to make a picture better, you just get a new software for your PC and it can do that too now. The DVD player just gets replaced to upgrade

Comment on How Do I Fix My Lcd Tv? by AWolf

AWolf — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:18:54 +0000

The screen can be ‘fixed’ only by replacement. IF you have a quality name brand, you MIGHT be able to get the parts, if it isn’t too old. However, the cost of replacement is likely to set you back about as much as a new TV. Reality check – live with it of get a new one and be more careful of the screen next time.

Comment on Why Is The Picture Quality On My Lcd Tv Better From A Pc Dvd Rather Than A Conventional Dvd Player? by Fred

Fred — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:44:07 +0000

My guess would be that your DVD player is set to output an interlaced picture (480i), while your computer probably outputs a progressive picture (480p or 768p or 1080p)
You might want to look into your DVD player’s options and see if you can make the picture progressive (you will need a component or HDMI wire, composite (red, white, yellow) doesn’t support progressive pictures)

Comment on How Do I Fix My Lcd Tv? by I'm your PRIVATE DANCER

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Comment on How Do I Fix My Lcd Tv? by JonnyB

JonnyB — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:19:45 +0000

You probably have a dead end with this TV. Read on…
The surfaces of most LCD screens have a “mat” finish to reduce glare. If you were to try to “buff” the scratches out you would surely change the finish in certain areas ultimately affecting the way the picture would look from a distance. Further more, LCD screens are sensitive to pressure and you could possibly do more damage while attempting to polish the scratches out.
There are no real parts you can order for an LCD screen besides an entirely new LCD element to replace the current one. That would probably cost more than the TV did when it was new.
I hate to say it but you either have to do with or do without on this one.

Comment on Can Lcd Tv Be Used A Monitor For Cpu? by ☮๓เรtץ ๓♥

☮๓เรtץ ๓♥ — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:45:12 +0000

Mine does. It has a VGA connection just for that purpose.

Comment on Can Lcd Tv Be Used A Monitor For Cpu? by buGGedDo

buGGedDo — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:11:05 +0000

yes, if it has s-video input.

Comment on Can Lcd Tv Be Used A Monitor For Cpu? by Prits

Prits — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:58:49 +0000

Yes this is possible as long as there are connections such as VGA or hdmi on the television and the computer

Comment on I Plan To Bring 32″ Lcd Tv To India. What Will Be The Customs Duty Charges? by knowital

knowital — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:51:53 +0000

We took one into Greece and was able to prove it was used, not new, so did not have to pay. Try that.