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Re: Don't forget Top Gear!
Reply #15 - 15. Nov 2009 at 20:23

TheBoy wrote on 15. Nov 2009 at 19:57:

Martin Imber wrote on 15. Nov 2009 at 15:30:

On BBC-HD

Probably not worthwhile in the case of TG. More storage space on my tiny (1Tb) disk. Fortunately:

a) MCE is a bloody first class upscaler

b) I have a bigger disk on order Grin

You cannot recreate missing information.

I have done some digging around and supposedly the PS3 is a good upscaler, so is my TV - anyway DVD and SDTV is noticably worse than BR and BBC-HD

Oh and my DVD player via top end RGB looks no different to PS3 upscaling, I did try component for DVD, looked slightly different - no better no worse.

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richardirv Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1329 Leeds, West Yorkshire Gender: Drives: 2002 2.6 MV6	Re: Don't forget Top Gear! Reply #16 - 15. Nov 2009 at 20:23 Dam, I wish my Sky Box had 3 tuners.
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Re: Don't forget Top Gear!
Reply #17 - 15. Nov 2009 at 20:40

Martin Imber wrote on 15. Nov 2009 at 20:23:

TheBoy wrote on 15. Nov 2009 at 19:57:

Martin Imber wrote on 15. Nov 2009 at 15:30:

On BBC-HD

Probably not worthwhile in the case of TG. More storage space on my tiny (1Tb) disk. Fortunately:

a) MCE is a bloody first class upscaler

b) I have a bigger disk on order Grin

You cannot recreate missing information.

I have done some digging around and supposedly the PS3 is a good upscaler, so is my TV - anyway DVD and SDTV is noticably worse than BR and BBC-HD

Oh and my DVD player via top end RGB looks no different to PS3 upscaling, I did try component for DVD, looked slightly different - no better no worse.

You're right, no upscaler is perfect. However, MCE is significantly better than PS3, which itself is (marginally) better than W Series Sony.

I have Casino Royale in normal DVD format, and (being a bond fan) have the BRD version. The way MCE deals with it, you'd be hard pressed to tell them apart unless side-by-side. I have set this test to a few people, and whilst everyone has got the test right, they were impressed with upscale Wink

Freesat-HD (and Sky-HD) is only 720P, and by time its heavily compressed, isn't massively better than normal DVD Wink

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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: Don't forget Top Gear! Reply #18 - 15. Nov 2009 at 20:41 richardirv wrote on 15. Nov 2009 at 20:23: Dam, I wish my Sky Box had 3 tuners. My MCE is down to 4 tuners, after one tuned itself - rather spectacularly - to channel smoke...
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Martin Imber Over Active Poster Offline LPG Omega V6 - Keyfobs Rebuilt Posts: 20110 Worcester Gender: Drives: 2001 Omega 2.6CD LPG & 3.0 cams	Re: Don't forget Top Gear! Reply #19 - 15. Nov 2009 at 20:43 BBC HD is 1440x1080i same resolution in fact as HDV. SDTV is quite acceptable, but HD is better, and BluRay (especially Pixar) is by far and away the best. Only 720p material I tend to come across are games, and if you look you can see the slight loss of detail compared to 1080p.
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Re: Don't forget Top Gear!
Reply #20 - 15. Nov 2009 at 20:49

Martin Imber wrote on 15. Nov 2009 at 20:43:

BBC HD is 1440x1080i same resolution in fact as HDV.

SDTV is quite acceptable, but HD is better, and BluRay (especially Pixar) is by far and away the best.

Only 720p material I tend to come across are games, and if you look you can see the slight loss of detail compared to 1080p.

720p is arguably better.

Pixar type films are easy to upscale, like most animations.

If its a live TV prog I really want to watch, I do so via MCE, as MCE is miles better at it than my (not exactly shabby) Samsung telly

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Nickbat Omega Lord Offline Posts: 7167 London NW7 Gender: Drives: 2002 2.6CD Auto	Re: Don't forget Top Gear! Reply #21 - 15. Nov 2009 at 22:08 Thoroughly enjoyed it tonight! Mind you, the set-ups are getting a bit obvious (e.g the Dacia getting the reversing lorry treatment).
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Martin Imber Over Active Poster Offline LPG Omega V6 - Keyfobs Rebuilt Posts: 20110 Worcester Gender: Drives: 2001 Omega 2.6CD LPG & 3.0 cams	Re: Don't forget Top Gear! Reply #22 - 15. Nov 2009 at 22:11 Best thing on TV tonight Doctor Who was pants - roll on the new writer & actor
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ENFIELD_MV6 Senior Member Offline previously from leicestershire Posts: 526 Enfield Gender: Drives: MV6 Estate Auto, Megane Scenic 1.4 16v	Re: Don't forget Top Gear! Reply #23 - 15. Nov 2009 at 23:27 missed it, when is the repeat any ideas ??????
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Albs Omega King Offline The upgrades are ongoing. Posts: 15083 North Essex Gender: Drives: 2000 2.5CD with LPG/Honda cbr600 FX	Re: Don't forget Top Gear! Reply #24 - 15. Nov 2009 at 23:41 would love to have that 760i Beemer,as long as I didnt have to look at it from the outside.
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chrisgixer Omega King Offline Black ones are faster. Posts: 14570 Wokingham Gender: Drives: "Omega Black" 3.2 Elite. Thanks to Joshwyatt.	Re: Don't forget Top Gear! Reply #25 - 15. Nov 2009 at 23:55 ENFIELD_MV6 wrote on 15. Nov 2009 at 23:27: missed it, when is the repeat any ideas ?????? Previous series have been repeated on tuesday evening iirc. Not sure on this series, presume same. Or i player.
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chrisgixer Omega King Offline Black ones are faster. Posts: 14570 Wokingham Gender: Drives: "Omega Black" 3.2 Elite. Thanks to Joshwyatt.	Re: Don't forget Top Gear! Reply #26 - 16. Nov 2009 at 00:07 and by the way, did anyone notice yet another mention of seemless dsg gear changes? By Hamster in the rarri!.....have i understood that correctly? Have they designed their own or pinched someone elses dsg?
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Re: Don't forget Top Gear!
Reply #27 - 16. Nov 2009 at 00:07

Top Gear
Season 14 Episode 1 of 7
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May test-drive an Aston Martin DBS Convertible, a Ferrari California and a Lamborghini Gallardo Convertible in Romania, as they search for the fabled mountain highway built by the country's former dictator Nicolae Ceausescu - allegedly the best road to drive on in the world. Actor Eric Bana is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car
Category Motoring
Executive Producer Andy Wilman
BBC2 8:00pm-9:00pm (1 hour ) Wed 18 Nov
(Subtitles) (Repeat)

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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: Don't forget Top Gear! Reply #28 - 16. Nov 2009 at 08:54 I liked the Aston, V12, with a proper manual gearbox
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The Red Baron Omega Baron Offline On me tod. Posts: 4072 burton on trent.staffs Gender: Drives: chipped 3.0mv6/corsa 1.2	Re: Don't forget Top Gear! Reply #29 - 16. Nov 2009 at 09:11 damn, missed it.
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