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DVD looks worse on laptop?

Discussion in 'Computers & Modding' started by elk1007, May 14, 2009.

  1. elk1007

    elk1007 Well-Known Member

    So I'm playing Final Fantasy VII Advent Children on my laptop (1280 by 800 res). The picture looks kind of blurred though.

    I've played the same dual layer dvd on my 32" lcd tv with a component output dvd player and it looks amazing.

    I'm using media player classic.

    Is there a reason it looks like sh*t on my laptop?
     
  2. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    is it widescreen (the DVD)? if not and its being stretched that could distort the image.
     
  3. meganova

    meganova Well-Known Member

    depend on your screen..i think
     
  4. waylonn

    waylonn Well-Known Member

    maybe less video card capability.
     
  5. equitypetey

    equitypetey Well-Known Member

    i always think films look shit on laptop or any monitor for that matter part of it is to do with that your right in front of it if you move further away it will look better.

    also windows media player always looks crap in my opinion try a different program
     
  6. Cahos Rahne Veloza

    Cahos Rahne Veloza The Fart Awakens

    He was using MPC (Media Player Classic) which is bundled with the K-Lite mega codec pack equity, not WMP (Windows Media Player). They're two entirely different media players.
     
  7. equitypetey

    equitypetey Well-Known Member

    i know that dear
     
  8. meganova

    meganova Well-Known Member

    well,i think K-lite mega codec is better than any media player...
     
  9. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    they're different things, you can't compare them.
     
  10. ultra

    ultra Guest

    is it an expensive laptop with very high priced parts? i too often found the quality of picture on a laptop on par [average] then compared to a lcd monitor or lcd tv. i believe the laptops monitor is probably built as an all-arounder monitor and it's probably why it looks grainy.

    i don't know if loony agrees but he'll probably come up with an idea as to why.
     
  11. equitypetey

    equitypetey Well-Known Member

    even the best HD tv looks grainy at a foot away.

    i've never seen any laptop or monitor for that matter not look at least somewhat grainy from normal usage distance
     
  12. Born2killx

    Born2killx Well-Known Member

    Off topic: That original apples and oranges thing is a really poor analogy. They're both fruit!

    Usually MPC is bundled with the K-Lite Codec Pack. WMP is proprietary shit.
     
  13. AltairJr

    AltairJr New Member

    It's prolly because your pc is trying to upscale the DVD to that resolution, and mebbe not doing the greatest job of it - native res for dvds are 720x480
     
  14. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    Only for NTSC. PAL DVDs are 720x576
     
  15. nimishtoory

    nimishtoory Guest

    No, it look like you were watching it on TV
     
  16. timmy1991

    timmy1991 Well-Known Member

    check if you have it in the right display format... widescreen, 4:6, etc.