I've got a pretty schnazzy pc and monitor but when i play DVD's on it, the picture quality is rubbish compared to a TV. I am presuming it is my DVD player (the one in my PC) that is just not as good as a normal one (ie- a panasonic in the livingroom). Can I attach my TFT monitor to a seperate DVD player and still get good quality? the monitor is a HP 19" widescreen and retailed at £160. The monitor has got two ports round the back of the monitor (VGA and DVI).
Thank you for any help!
2007-05-30 08:33:29 · 2 answers · asked by Jordan C 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
extra info
i'm using windows media player to play DVDs and my graphics card is not rubbish!
2007-05-30 08:43:50 · update #1
more extra info, does RGB cable have anything to do with it?
2007-05-30 08:47:06 · update #2
This is the natural difference between a piece of kit designed to do one job very well (your Pansonic DVD player) and a piece of kit designed to do many jobs in an acceptable fashion (the DVD drive in your PC).
The picture from your Panasonic will be better than your PC - it will be better than any PC, because it's designed to do nothing but play DVDs, so all the components are optimised to do just that.
A DVD drive in a PC is a 'Jack of all trades and master of none'. Your PC isn't at fault; PCs just aren't designed to get the best out of a DVD disc.
2007-05-30 10:32:00 · answer #1 · answered by Nightworks 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably the video card in your PC that is the problem, not the monitor. Either that or your DVD playback software.
Try playing a DVD with VLC (Google it, it's free).
If it's still rubbish then it's your video chipset.
Monitor to DVD player? No.
Additional:
Windows Media Player doesn't come with a DVD codec by default. There must be other DVD playback software installed.
No-one said your video card was rubbish. LEARN TO READ. It meant "if your DVD playback is still rubbish..."
ffs.
2007-05-30 08:39:25 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋