Display/operating system issue

[rossk26]

Ok so not sure which section of the forum this should be in, as im not sure whether is a graphics issue, monitor issue or operating system issue.

Basically I have a Nvidia 9600GT 1GB connect to that is my PC monitor LG LED 22" and my TV 32'" LCD.

My issue is that when playing DVD's the quality is very poor, almost grainy. But I have installed windows 7 on my PC too, and when playing through that, the quality improve quite a bit. So im wondering where my problem lies. I played the movie on Vista 64-bit through windows media player, and on 7 64-bit through media player too. I also tried VLC player on Vista too, and that was same poor quality

So does anyone know what could be causing this issue? Im guessing its not the monitor or graphics as they work fine with games and web browsing.
I have the latest drivers on Vista.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks
Ross

 

[rossk26]

any chance of a screen shot ? VLC has a capture button

Are they legit DVD's?

Have you installed various codecs?

Have you tried any 3rd part programs like PowerDVD?

Yeh they are legit DVD's, was rented from blockbuster, infact the ones i have erm ..... found in my house!!! are better quality than rented DVD's!!!!!!

How do i install codecs?

I will try on PowerDVD as ive used that with my old PC and i actually like it. Will post screenshots of a DVD tonight when i get home

 

[rossk26]

A DVD on a smaller monitor is going to look better than a higher resolution monitor, it's probably scaling the image more and as a result (combined with the fact it's a larger panel) colours will be more washed out and grainy.

Try blu ray!

How much does the average Blu Ray drive cost to install on my PC?

 

[rossk26]

Before you go and consider buying a blu-ray drive try downloading some 1080 content from the web and knock it through both outputs just to make sure it is an issue with the upscaling.

You know any decent websites where i can view these? My monitor is 1650x1050. So 1080 should be ok?

You would think DVD's would be made to higher resolutions wouldn't you!!!

Can anyone recommend a good converter to up the res? I used DivX once, and the results were actually good, but my trial period is up and dont really wanna pay

Thanks

 

[rossk26]

Thanks Mp4, that information is very useful.

 

[rossk26]

do you have a ps3?

My brother has ps3, ive got an xbox360. And im sure the dvd plays better on my xbox than it does on my PC.

Which is ridiculous considering the graphics in my PC should be better than xbox.

 

[rossk26]

Im currently still at work, will download codecs and powerDVD tonight.

Will get back to you with results of all your suggestions

Thanks again!

 

[rossk26]

Ok so i downloaded powerDVD which actually made the image quality worse

I have literally just downloaded the latest nvidia drivers

I know this is a fault know, becuase i wanted to watch the match on my PC but the quality was so poor i eventually settled with watching it on my laptop.

 

[rossk26]

Ive took the liberty of taking a screenshot from within VLC player to show the seriousness of this problem

 

[rossk26]

Somebody please help me with this, i can't continue to watch crappy quality films! This is the main purpose of my PC! other than gaming

 

[rossk26]

Anybody got any ideas?