Slim Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 If i download a HD TV show and burn it to DVD then play it on my hd tv on my divx player will it play HD? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 No. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Surely its the same file..... My divx player uses the exact same codecs as my pc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlufPurdi Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Surely its the same file..... My divx player uses the exact same codecs as my pc It won't work, I don't think. It loses quality when recorded from the TV, as it's being compressed heavily in order to keep the file size down. Don't quote me on that, but I think that's the case and why it doesn't work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Surely its the same file..... My divx player uses the exact same codecs as my pc It won't work, I don't think. It loses quality when recorded from the TV, as it's being compressed heavily in order to keep the file size down. Don't quote me on that, but I think that's the case and why it doesn't work. That is basically it Bluf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlufPurdi Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Surely its the same file..... My divx player uses the exact same codecs as my pc It won't work, I don't think. It loses quality when recorded from the TV, as it's being compressed heavily in order to keep the file size down. Don't quote me on that, but I think that's the case and why it doesn't work. That is basically it Bluf. Should stop adding "I think", or something, to everything thing when I know I'm right. EDIT: Whoops. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Not really true Bluf. High definition refers to the physical resolution of the file/DVD picture itself. You need a DVD player that can output in that resolution and a screen capable of displaying all of the pixels/lines. The method of compression doesn't really matter, as DVD is compressed anyway, as is HD-DVD, as is Blu-Ray. I'm not sure if there is a divx enabled HD-DVD player on the market yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlufPurdi Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 But when you're recording it on to the computer, you're recording it to a reduced resolution, so you're compressing it more. You're not compressing it to the same resolution as the TV, the file would be massive, surely. I've never recorded TV on to the PC, so I could be wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 There are usually two versions of Lost on Mininova, for example, and the bigger one is in HD resolution. It's like 700mb for 40mins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlufPurdi Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Yes... it's still only on a roughly 600x400 resolution though. Pap that on a DVD, and stetch it acorss a nice 30 inch flat screen, and it's going to look blurry. That's my understanding. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 High definition only refers to the resolution, as i've already said. I'm looking at a Prison Break now and the file is 1280x720. That's HD, the file is 1gb+ for 40mins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Bee Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Dave is correct. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlufPurdi Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 DaveLeeds, to you. Fair enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 I wish Bluf was right. Dave has business being right about anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Thanks 'mate'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Skirge Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Its the toss up between and HDMI dvd player or a blue lazer dvd player, the blue lazer ones will playt he HD dvd's, where as the HDMI dvd players only have an HDMI output that will increase dvd quality but is not true HD. I went for the HDMI dvd recorder, as there are not many actual HD dvd's out, its something that did not really take off. I seen a HD rip at 720dp but it was 1.2 gig for a 40 min prog. Any of the new graphics cards have HD out ? I think that would wortk if there are HDMI graphics cards out now, aint looked for ages at new hardware so not to sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 I'm not 100% certain but if you output any graphics card into an HD panel you're in HD, whatever the connection. You'd be looking at Windows in whatever your resolution is. Providing the video quality is of sufficient resolution itself then you're fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 I'm not 100% certain but if you output any graphics card into an HD panel you're in HD, whatever the connection. You'd be looking at Windows in whatever your resolution is. Providing the video quality is of sufficient resolution itself then you're fine. ......meanwhile back on planet earth.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 ...Parky struggles to set the time on his VHS recorder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 ...Parky struggles to set the time on his VHS recorder. :glasses9: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 I've always had trouble playing any HD files I import from my camcorder. Sony say I should remove all free codecs. I assume this is caused by a codec pack I installed ages ago and I don't need to delete all of them. Is it safe to go System>Hardware>Device Manager>Sound, Video and Game Controllers>Video Codecs>Properties and remove them all so I can stard from scratch installing just xvid. Or do I need to take more care than that to avoid fucking up my system? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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