Improving DVD Quality?

[DarkMortar]

I'm getting a 7600GT no matter what for the gamming performance, but, it says something about PureVideo crap that it can improve the quality of the appearence of the movies. Well I know it doesnt work unless you have the software you need to buy (stupid), and then enable it, but has anyone who purchased any of the geForce 6-7 series noticed any difference in the picture quality of videos or DVD movies with a new gfx card, like it "says." It also says it comes with settings that make windows look better under certain environments by adjusting contrast and color betterly.

 

[003]

PureVideo is just some form of hardware acceleration for DVDs. What I would like to know is how you can make DVDs look as nice as they do on TV. For example if you watch a DVD on an 80" plasma (I don't own one), it looks amazing, but if you watch it on a 1280x1024 19" screen it looks all pixelated and stretched out if you try to use full screen mode. What gives?

 

[DarkMortar]

I wonder that too, but i think the main reason for "poor" video quality is the fact we sit close near a computer, and if u go near a plasma, its not THAT sharp.

 

[lancec2c30]

that and most tv's dont run at 1280x1024. Wich messes with their quality, and yes it is also because you are sitting like 2 feet away. If you were to get within 3 feet of a 80in. plasma I think it would look like crap.

 

[DarkMortar]

yes, we have a 1080i hdtv (not plasma) it looks fairly good from proper distance, but up close its frikin crap, like way crappier than lcd up close.

 

[lancec2c30]

ya that is why everybody who buys a tv as a second monitor buy a lcd.