A/V Upscaling DVD's

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by BioSniper, 4 Jan 2007.

  1. BioSniper

    BioSniper Minimodder

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    Hey all.

    I dunno if this is really an AV question, really I guess more of software but anyway.
    My question today is;
    Is there any way to up scale DVD's without an up scale DVD player by ripping my DVD's to my hard drive and using software to perform the conversion?
    I could swear there was a thread about it a while back but for the life of me I can't find it and google seems to yeild no results, probably due to my search terms.

    Cheers
    :)
     
  2. Mister_Tad

    Mister_Tad Will work for nuts Super Moderator

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  3. Guest-16

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    Not a software conversion but in a day or two (might be today, actually) TR has a review of the new HDDVD drive that upscales DVDs to 1080. They look fantastic! We were watching Black Hawk Down on a 42" 1080p LCD yesterday and it was phenominal.
     
  4. BioSniper

    BioSniper Minimodder

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    Darn. I was hoping for a conversion as I can't really afford to shell out on a new player and sadly I don't actually have an HTPC.
    Shame there isn't an easy way to rip -> upscale -> re-encode to something the 360 can play over the network.

    Ahh well. Such as life :)
     
  5. Buzzons

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    is there any way to get the effects they got from that guide on an XViD file? (mine look pants in VLC / Mediaplayer classic)
     
  6. WILD9

    WILD9 Been here aaaaages

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    You mention an xbox 360. You probably know this already but if you have the xbox connected by the VGA lead then it upscales DVDs and does a pretty good job of it as well.
     
  7. BioSniper

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    ah. I didn't actually know that! I couldn't find it documented anywhere around the web. For 20 quid that's not too bad an idea. I'll have to look into it more.

    Thanks :thumb:
     
  8. WILD9

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  9. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    Wow, that's a serious improvement from the guide that _tad posted. A bit of a ballache to get going, but once it's done... :D

    And Bindi get out, with your fancy review-sample shizzle.
     
  10. Guest-16

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    Playing GoW on it is also good :D:D:D Although split screen provides only 1920x540 real-estate per player.
     
  11. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    Oh noes! Not 1950x540... Bindi makes me cry... :(
     
  12. Guest-16

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    I'll even take a picture for you on tuesday if you want :D
     

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