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<blockquote data-quote="kiwijunglist" data-source="post: 679711" data-attributes="member: 76888">Watching the xvid blurr.avi recording is pointless because1. It's been re-encoded as xvid, so it will look worse than the original h264 .ts file2. TV-Server records video to a .ts independent of your mediaportal setup/codecs/video card etc.I watched it anyway and it doesn't look as sharp as c4 normally looks but that doesn't mean anything because of above.&nbsp; It is unlikely you will have any faults in the recording process it is the playback process.I would confirm you have 1:1 mapping.&nbsp; Your Samsung TV is set to &quot;Just Scan&quot; mode, correct?Save this file on your desktop PC connected to a PC LCD monitor running at native resolution<a href="http://www.tigerdave.com/images/testpatterns/1920x1080_overscan.gif" target="_blank">http://www.tigerdave.com/images/testpatterns/1920x1080_overscan.gif</a>Open the picture on your desktop PC (with LCD monitor) and view at 100% zoomObserve the way there are tiny fine white / green lines and that the colour is uniformNow view this 2nd image on your desktop PC (with LCD monitor) and view at 100% zoom<a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=71650&amp;stc=1&amp;d=1289866416" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=71650&amp;stc=1&amp;d=1289866416</a>Notice there is horizontal striping and the colour is not uniform this is what the test pattern looks like when you don't have 100% zoomNow goto your HTPC connected to your TVOpen this image - <a href="http://www.tigerdave.com/images/testpatterns/1920x1080_overscan.gif" target="_blank">http://www.tigerdave.com/images/testpatterns/1920x1080_overscan.gif</a>View at 100% zoom in picture viewerIt should look the same as on your PC, if not then you have scaling issue.Note: this test will only work if your PC monitor is running at the correct native resolution, otherwise you can not appreciate what the image is supposed to look like.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kiwijunglist, post: 679711, member: 76888"] Watching the xvid blurr.avi recording is pointless because 1. It's been re-encoded as xvid, so it will look worse than the original h264 .ts file 2. TV-Server records video to a .ts independent of your mediaportal setup/codecs/video card etc. I watched it anyway and it doesn't look as sharp as c4 normally looks but that doesn't mean anything because of above. It is unlikely you will have any faults in the recording process it is the playback process. I would confirm you have 1:1 mapping. Your Samsung TV is set to "Just Scan" mode, correct? Save this file on your desktop PC connected to a PC LCD monitor running at native resolution [url]http://www.tigerdave.com/images/testpatterns/1920x1080_overscan.gif[/url] Open the picture on your desktop PC (with LCD monitor) and view at 100% zoom Observe the way there are tiny fine white / green lines and that the colour is uniform Now view this 2nd image on your desktop PC (with LCD monitor) and view at 100% zoom [url]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=71650&stc=1&d=1289866416[/url] Notice there is horizontal striping and the colour is not uniform this is what the test pattern looks like when you don't have 100% zoom Now goto your HTPC connected to your TV Open this image - [url]http://www.tigerdave.com/images/testpatterns/1920x1080_overscan.gif[/url] View at 100% zoom in picture viewer It should look the same as on your PC, if not then you have scaling issue. Note: this test will only work if your PC monitor is running at the correct native resolution, otherwise you can not appreciate what the image is supposed to look like. [/QUOTE]

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