D70 and TV connection

[Mr Noble]

Why is it that when I connect the d70 to a tv via the yellow lead, the images that come up on screen (sony crt 2 yrs old) are really pixelated?

Am I doing something wrong?

GN

[HankScorpio]

Images are 3008x2000, tv can display 600-odd x 400 odd.
Clunky resizing like what you get on here.

[simpo two]

PAL is 625 horizontal lines. Also TVs are interlaced, ie they scan alternate lines. It amazing how many people think TVs are just like computer monitors!

NB: IIRC playing into a TV takes a lot of current I think.

[Mr Noble]

Got it. Wonder why they bother giving you the lead then!?

Will it work better of an LCD or plasma then?

G

[simpo two]

Mr Noble said:

Will it work better of an LCD or plasma then?

Only if it's higher res than PAL. I expect anything 'HD ready' will be better but AV isn't my field.

[cliff123]

Had a party a little while back, the following morning as coffees and bodies we're being found all over the house we connected up the camera to the projector making 3mx1.5m pictures on the wall. Okay, the quality wasn't going to win awards, but it was bl**dy funny.

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

Mr Noble said:

Wonder why they bother giving you the lead then!?

Useful for showing pictures to Mum and Dad at their house... that's about it. Real use? Zero.

Mr Noble said:

Will it work better of an LCD or plasma then?

Nope. PAL is the output so the res will be the same. In fact it'll probably look worse as you'll see just how low res PAL is.

[Mr Noble]

OOps, I seem to have taken that lead out of my camera bag!

The quality of the pics is terrible! Took some home to show Mummy and Daddy and could not really make them out!

Oh well, should take the card reader for mums dated PC next time then.

Thx for advice.

Greg