TheBigFatJ on 08 May 2008
| Spectrumglr said: that's not correct...every HDTV has a scaler...and virtually no TV accept a 720p without the need of scaling (it's just a question of numeber of pixel...so you have 2 alternatives: |
CRT TVs have no need for scalers, because they can display a set of resolutions natively. Consider the differences between a CRT monitor and an LCD monitor.
Many older CRTs are 1080i, but not 720p compatible. So, yes, I was exactly correct in my statement. And, in fact, this was a big part of the stink that came about when the PS3 was released.
Actually the ana chip doesn't do any scaling at all, it's the GPU that does the scaling and no it's not software based it's a hardware scaler but located in the GPU no the ana chip, the ana chip just handles the video output.
You're wrong, Jake. The GPU doesn't do scaling, it renders. That rendered output is then scaled, (h)ANA, to the desired output resolution.
