ATI's HDTV Wonder - Bringing DTV to your PC
by Andrew Ku on June 22, 2004 8:00 AM EST- Posted in
- GPUs
HDTV Wonder & DTV Player - Quality Upgrade (continued)
Now, as for the true blue HDTV broadcast programs, the difference between the analog and digital qualities are amazing. First up is a comparison based on a Cubs game that we were watching broadcasted in 1080i. Keep in mind that with HDTV, you are viewing more picture area because of the 16:9 widescreen format, as opposed to the analog 4:3 format, which is one of the reasons why it is hard to get thumbnail comparisons completely identical. Our comparisons are based on screenshots that have been cropped and shrunk to get a close resolution comparisons; there has been no enlarging.You probably can guess which is HDTV and which one is analog TV. The grass actually does look greener on other side of the fence.
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Cubs' game broadcast in 1080i
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Cubs' game broadcast in analog 640 x 480
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Note the audience in the background. You can actually make out and visually distinguish people apart. If you had friend at the game, HDTV gives you the capacity to pick them out of a crowd. With HDTV, the colors become more vibrant and brilliant, so the TV experience is at its best.
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Cubs' game broadcast in 1080i
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Cubs' game broadcast in analog 640 x 480
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oupei - Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - link
output goes to you video card, many of which have DVI. dunno of any that have component video though...devonz - Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - link
Why am I limited to watching my HDTV signals on my monitor instead of my nice big HDTV television? In other words, why no component output cable, or DVI? Just a thought :) -Devonlebe0024 - Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - link
"With HDTV slowing becoming the standard"Do you guys READ the stuff you write? It's the first sentence for crying out loud.
skunkbuster - Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - link
it looks kind of basic/generic for something that costs $200...Aquila76 - Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - link
Great, $200 more to spend when I build my new PC in a couple months!johnsonx - Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - link
What's ATI's position on combining an HDTV Wonder with an existing All-in-Wonder 9600/9700/9800 card? Specifically, what level of 2-tuner and PiP support will be available? Will using both together be kludgy or seamless?Those who have AIW based HTPC's will be eager to know this.
Doormat - Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - link
Sad this card doesnt support QAM, my cable co puts out local HD channels in the clear. Then there is the new CableCard standard.Of course, if it had a firewire port and appropriate software, I could hook it up to my HD set and record software!