Wikipedia:Cleanup Taskforce/Video scaler

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[edit] Video scaler

Grammer and structure cleanup More research on the topic will be welcomed. Commando happy!® 06:03, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

Added to User:Tmorton166/Desk RJFJR 02:17, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Scalers convert video format information to one of many resolutions (480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p). Scalers, although often confused with converters, perform a different function. Upconvertion is a process by which a signal is altered from an inferior format to a superior one. ie, from composite video to component video, or from component video to DVI or HDMI. Scalers can make standard definition television programming look cleaner and more appealing when viewed on a high definition screen. Scalers come packaged in audio-video receivers or as a stand alone unit.

--SoundAdviceJax 15:14, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

I think the whole section on interlacing is misplaced. For two reasons. Firstly, video scalers commonly perform deinterlacing (not interlacing). Secondly, deinterlacing has it's own article which appears to go into more details.

Also, I think the term Video Processor is a little more common these days. Technically a Video Scaler just wouldn't also deinterlace, but upon doing some googling, there's a lot of confusion of terms out there in the market. Perhaps Video Scaler should just redirect to Video Processor which can cover all the possible features such as deinterlacing, scaling and conversion to different video formats.

MichaelJHuman 14:28, 28 June 2007 (UTC)