Low res AVI -> DVD

[Erevos]

In the past I converted some 352x240 AVI(DivX) to MPEG1(VCD specs), and put them in DVD to view them on TV.

My question is, would I have any benefit if instead of MPEG1 352x240 1150kbps I encode them in MPEG2 352x480?
Doubling the vertical resolution has any affect in the way they seem on a big screen TV? I only have a small TV to test and even 352x240 looks ok.

I only care on how it will look beter in a big screen TV or a projector.

thanks

[jimmalenko]

Any resizing up means interpolation or "guessing" of what should go where. Some resizing algorithms do this well, others not so well. It depends a lot on your source too.

IMHO you're best to stay at 352 x 240 MPEG-1, but maybe look at bumping the bitrate up to around 1500 (if your source is good enough to warrant this kind of bitrate).

In all honesty, if we're talking big screen TVs and projectors, even commercial DVDs can look patchy / fuzzy on these devices, so I think you're expecting too much from your low-res sources.

[nebula8]

Your best bet would be to get a divx/xvid compatible DVD player. They have been going down in price, and the number of new models out that can play them has been increasing too.
The less a file is converted/encoded from one format to another, the better it looks.
Plus you can burn six 700mb .AVIs onto one DVD-R or RW and have several hours on one disc.

[Stormin Norman]

Plus you can burn six 700mb .AVIs onto one DVD-R or RW and have several hours on one disc.

FYI, megs of an .avi dont mean anything to DVD, its length of time of the source.

[manono]

Except that he's talking about keeping them as AVI for playback on an MPEG-4 capable player. And he's right.

[Stormin Norman]

Thanks for the clarification, (He didnt specify dvd-video or storage).