Miscellaneous laptop discussions : Can laptop upconvert DVDs to HD?
Can laptop upconvert DVDs to HD?
by kenmorales - 11/10/06 8:03 AMI am getting a HDTV with a VGA input connection. My laptop has both S video and VGA output connections. I just wanted to know if i can still use my laptop as my DVD player. Will the resolution for the DVD still be at 480p or is there anything i can do to get 720p/1080i on my TV?
Or should i by a standalone upconverting DVD player?
Which LCD TV?
by R. Proffitt
- 11/10/06 10:23 AM
In reply to: Can laptop upconvert DVDs to HD? by kenmorales
If I look at my laptop, it's playing DVDs on my 1280x768 LCD display. So that's not unlike 1280p. Same story will be on any external VGA display. But without make/model/specs I don't see how one can answer your question.
Bob
These are the specs
by kenmorales - 11/10/06 12:33 PM In reply to: Which LCD TV? by R. Proffitt
Sorry for not posting these before. I plan on buying the Westinghouse LTV-32w6 HD (Highest resolution 1080i), 8ms refresh rate and 1000:1 contrast ratio. My laptop is a Dell Inspiron 6000
and currently displays 1200 x 800.
You can get better than SD from your PC. Link...
by R. Proffitt - 11/11/06 5:00 PM
In reply to: These are the specs by kenmorales
http://reviews.cnet.com/Westinghouse_LTV_32w6_HD_LCD_TV_32/4507-6482_7-32064858.html?tag=sub
It has the 15 pin PC connection. So if your PC can output the DVD at 1024x768 then you have HD from your PC.
It's sad the retailers can speak about this.
Bob
Thanks
by kenmorales - 11/11/06 5:23 PM In reply to: You can get better than SD from your PC. Link... by R. Proffitt
Actually that's the televison i want to get on black friday.
Nope. . .
by Coryphaeus - 11/11/06 3:29 PM In reply to: Can laptop upconvert DVDs to HD? by kenmoralesHD is either 720P or 1080I/P lines (horizontal) of resolution. S-video and VGA are standard definition. I purchased an upconverting DVD player that has an HDMI output and connected it to my Sony SXRD 55" TV. The results are awesome. Laptops are not designed for nor equipped for an HD output.
Okay
by kenmorales - 11/11/06 5:29 PM In reply to: Nope. . . by CoryphaeusSo in your opinion i would be better off getting a stand alone upconverting DVD player? If you don't mind me asking what kind of DVD player did you get?
Yes on the upconverter. . .
by Coryphaeus - 11/12/06 6:40 AM In reply to: Okay by kenmoralesI got a Samsung DVD/VCR combo at Best Buy for a hundred bucks. Optical audio output runs to my RCA Pro 5.1 receiver. Really a great little machine. And I was really blown away at the picture. Tapes are not upconverted.
VGA can be HD too!
by smnc - 3/16/07 8:46 AM In reply to: Nope. . . by CoryphaeusStandard VGA (640x480) may be SDTV resolution, but running a computer at higher resolution, such as 1366x768 IS HD.
For instance, I'm currently typing this on my HTPC running at HD resolution on my 32" widescreen ViewSonic TV. While I'm currently running over a DVI-D-HDMI connection, I've also run the same setup with a VGA connection instead, with very nearly the same picture quality.
15-pin VGA ports are perfectly capable of running HDTV formats.
Now that said, blowing up a DVD picture does not automatically make it HD, but with the right software, there is no reason a PC can't upconvert standard DVD's to HD.
Of course you also need to make sure that your video card can support HD resolution as well.
Not with Vista. It's covered in this (long) article.
by R. Proffitt - 3/16/07 8:52 AM
In reply to: VGA can be HD too! by smnc
Vista...?
by smnc - 3/16/07 9:44 AM In reply to: Not with Vista. It's covered in this (long) article. by R. Proffitt
Well, while Vista's horible DRM implimentation is well known, I'm not sure it will actually block playback of standard DVD's.
I (obviously) didn't read the whole article in detail, but in skimming it, it seemed to relate to what Microsoft deems "Premium Content", and I don't believe that Microsoft deems standard DVD's as premium content.
Of course Vista is a disgusting POS that has only one small benifit (interface), and a whole lot of negatives (invasion of privacy, drm, price). I never thought Microsoft would release anything worse than WinME, but I was wrong... who knew?
It trips it when
by R. Proffitt - 3/16/07 10:56 AM
In reply to: Vista...? by smnc
The display resolution is too high. So upconverting with your PC may be hobbled if you try to do this with Vista.
Bob
Stick to XP
by smnc - 3/26/07 10:44 PM In reply to: It trips it when by R. Proffitt
I'll have to take your word for it, becuase the closest I'm getting to Vista is walking bast the box inthe store. 
Thanks for the info tho!
And in XP, I'm getting awsome picture on my LCD 
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