Video Asylum

Posted by Dman (A) on October 14, 2001 at 01:36:38

In Reply to: inexpensive video scaling options? posted by dtremit on October 12, 2001 at 08:05:26:

When I worked at a local HT dealer, we tried the I-scan scaler and a 14" monitor, just for a laugh- and to prove to a customer how good a computer monitor could look!

We set the DVD player (a first gen Toshiba) to 16:9 and then 'squeezed' the video settings on the monitor using a THX optimode anamorphic pattern (get that circle round , there!!!) and ran a scene from Fifth Element (what else?).

The image astounded even us jaded Seleco dealer employees! Seeing this crisp an image on a 'computer monitor' was VERY intriging. While it isn't in the league of true HD (you can see the vertical pixels on some fast moving scences, the monitors aren't THAT good!), it was worth the cost of admission (the I-Scan at the time was under $800 US).

Check it out, see if the height setting on your particular monitor will squeeze enough to get that THX optimode (or even Video Essentials) anamorphic (16:9) pattern right, and have a ball! Excellent personal HT, IMHO!!!

BTW, I do that up here in the studio when the wife HAS TO watch 'millionare'!

Good luck,
Dman