How can I get 480p to look good on my Dell 2405 FPW LCD monitor? Do I need a scaler?

[sofakng]

I'm trying to play my Wii and PS2 on my Dell 2405 FPW monitor but it looks really, really bad.

For those who don't know the monitor has a 1920x1200 native resolution and supports DVI, VGA, Component, S-Video, and Composite inputs.

I've been told one of the only ways 480p will EVER look good on this is if I buy a dedicated scaler.

Is this true? How much do they cost? Can I get something for around/less-than $300? How big would the improvement be?

Will it ever look as good as playing it on an LCD TV?

 

[Syntax Error]

480p refers to the vertical resolution. Which means that your image from your Wii and PS2 is 480 pixels high. Your monitor is WUXGA resolution, 1200 pixels high.

No, it won't look good because of the inherent loss of image quality by scaling such a small imput signal onto a huge monitor with that high of a resolution. You need HD to experience true native image quality of that scale, the Wii may be able to with the right cables, but not the PS2.

Set your desktop resolution to 800 x 600 (which is still greater quality than 480p) and you'll get the idea.

 

[sofakng]

Thanks for the reply...

I could buy a small LCD TV but wouldn't that look the same if it's native 1080p?

How would it look if I bought a cheap component-to-VGA transcoder and looked it up to an old 19" CRT monitor?

Do I have any other options for making this work on my Dell 2405FPW aside from spending $2000-$5000 dollars on a scaler?

 

[NitroTurtle]

Are you already using component cables? I assume you are, since I think they are required to run 480p, but figured it was worth asking.

 

[cputeq]

The Wii isn't HD, and you're working with 480p resolution -- Seriously, there's only so much sugar you can put on a turd.

Meaning -- There's only so much you can do with such a limited resolution.

While your monitor's built-in scaling may suck, i'm betting your'e just dealing with displaying a very low resolution image on a high-fidelity monitor.



You might try playing around with the scaling settings of the monitor, maybe something will look better. Also, try moving back a bit from the monitor -- sometimes proper view length is all that's needed.

But yeah......The Wii's graphics aren't anything to write home about