[mythtv-users] pcHDTV and HDTV

[Brian Foddy]

This is encouraging.  I've been waiting for a card like this for many
months now.  Now that is available and a known commodity, I can start
planning a machine around it.

One question I haven't done much research on, not directly related to
the card but never the less very important...
What output options are there to drive from a graphics card to a HDTV
using component cables?  My HDTV doesn't have DVI inputs, so I need
either a card or converter with component outputs.  If its a native
video card, then I assume it has to be running in the native
1920x1080 interlaced mode?  Etc, etc, etc.  Again, it may not
be a big issue, I've just haven't done the research yet.

Thanks,
Brian

On Tue, 26 Aug 2003, Brandon Beattie wrote:

> I have a card, but I'm also the one who wrote the basic support so I'm
> biast. ;-)  You can watch HDTV, change channels, seek backwards (Forward
> may have a bug that I'm checking into).  The main problem we're facing
> is you have to use an NTSC TV program guide for HDTV, and shows do not
> always match from NTSC to ATSC/HDTV.  Once a grabtv for hdtv is written
> to parse html on titantv.com and fill a myth database with information I
> consider that most of the final goal.  Fixing bugs and handling no/poor
> ATSC signals is another feature.  But it does work.
> 
> For hardware, I don't like hardware decoding as you can't do video
> overlay for OSD.  You will need about a 2.4Ghz+ system to be safe
> (Although 1.8Ghz is enough to just play a HD stream).  If you use
> hardware decoding a 1.2-1.4 ghz should be fine.  The performance needs
> to be improved in MythTV.  Another issue at times (How myth does it's
> scaling I believe).
> 
> --Brandon
> 
> On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 11:18:02PM -0700, Brandon Bremen wrote:
> > The new pcHDTV came out just the other day as you guys probably saw. I 
> > read where mythTV got some preliminary support for it, and I am 
> > wondering how that is coming. Also, what hardware is need to output at 
> > HDTV resolutions? I've been lurking for a few days and noticed that 
> > Jarod has an HDTV. How is the performance? And has anyone had a chance 
> > to actually try the pcHDTV card?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Brandon
> > 
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