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<blockquote data-quote="gxtracker" data-source="post: 382616" data-attributes="member: 14004">HTPC's have the power to be much better scalers than those built into television sets - simply due the fact that every part of the processing stream can be customized and modified to the viewers taste. The difference of course is that manufacturers have dedicated engineers working on image quality and the rest of us have hobbyist videophiles who tinker with settings to rely on. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />If setting your resolution to the native size of SD material produces no stuttering, but then does with anything higher, than that tells me a piece of the chain isnt able to keep up with it's decoding/display duties - whether that component be hardware or software. Even on my modest HTPC, I set my display to 1360x768 (native 1080p HDTV) and scrolling tickers are just as smooth as if they were coming out of a dedicated STB. I have most of the video processing disabled in the TV itself, since doing so can speed up response times and create other benefits on some sets.IMO, I would rather let the HTPC deal with the scaling duties, and use the display just as a display.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gxtracker, post: 382616, member: 14004"] HTPC's have the power to be much better scalers than those built into television sets - simply due the fact that every part of the processing stream can be customized and modified to the viewers taste. The difference of course is that manufacturers have dedicated engineers working on image quality and the rest of us have hobbyist videophiles who tinker with settings to rely on. :D If setting your resolution to the native size of SD material produces no stuttering, but then does with anything higher, than that tells me a piece of the chain isnt able to keep up with it's decoding/display duties - whether that component be hardware or software. Even on my modest HTPC, I set my display to 1360x768 (native 1080p HDTV) and scrolling tickers are just as smooth as if they were coming out of a dedicated STB. I have most of the video processing disabled in the TV itself, since doing so can speed up response times and create other benefits on some sets. IMO, I would rather let the HTPC deal with the scaling duties, and use the display just as a display. [/QUOTE]

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