Ninja Gaiden 2 not so HD 585p

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Kyros said:

So far all your explanations are just different ways of saying that upscaling processes reduce overall IQ but are an acceptable compromise in exchange for a big displaying surface.

The problem is you have been saying that upscaling makes the picture look worse and you have compared it to zooming in on pictures. The problem is that is not the correct analogy you have to use the Resample function of image editing programs. Set the algorithm for example to bicubic and you will see that you do not loose any quality by upsampling. Its of course worse than rendering in the real resolution but its NOT worse than a lower resolution screen running in lower resolution.

And kyros, neither all TV's are 768 nor all force image resizing.

99.999% of all 720p LCDs are 1376*768 WXGA. (Thats almost exactly one megapixel.)

. I've also seen the upscaled output produced after hours of rendering in final cut/compressor and the artifacts are there.

??? You do not need hours of rendering just use photoshop or any freeware tool (Photofiltre) and use the Resample function and you will see that this doesn't make the picture worse. (/Than the lower res original again Upsampling cannot create details that do not exist of course)

 You should stop being a patronizing jerk and start reading the posts. I have *never* compared upscaling to zooming in, it's been the other poster who did. And as far as the effects of upsampling, what makes you think my FCS settings aren't properly set? now that's an arrogant stance. If you can't notice the fuzziness that comes with upsampling, the more power to you - but it's there. And about your teachers, I had teachers too in psycho acoustics claiming the human ear can't hear past what a CD contains and that's a bull load as well.

About the screen size, you've claimed that I am watching content upscaled to 768, which is something you don't know. Just because 99% of screens are, you assume I do? isn't there any other way to consume content? That's a buttload of assuming and inferring on your part. It's even more jarring that you assume that my opinion comes from poor experience/knowledge - guess college students are the peak of our society, huh?

Finally, you do need hours of rendering when working with video - but hey, if you didn't bother to understand the posts, why would you bother to check out what final cut or compressor are. Again, if you don't notice the effects of upsampling on image quality the more power to you - I have a lot of friends to whom the effects of chroma sampling, mosquito noise and other digital artifacts are invisible as well.