[mythtv-users] OT: Way way OT DVI to HDTV

[mark at zzo.com]

I believe the only difference between PC DVI & 'Video' DVI is 
PCs output a RGB range of 0-255 (0 = all off, 255 = all on) while
consumer video DVI uses a range approx. 16-240 (can't remember the
exact #'s but it's something like that)....
SO you PC sends '16' expecting 6.27% on & your TV will interpret that
as 'all off' - & same deal at the other end of the specturm - PC sends
240 expecting not quite all on while the TV interprets that as all on.
Some higher-end projects have a setting to choose 'PC' or 'Video' settings
for their DVI input to account for this mismatch...
	Mark

On Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 11:35:36AM -0700, Jarod C. Wilson wrote:
> On Thursday, Sep 11, 2003, at 12:02 US/Pacific, Nessuno Nessuno wrote:
> 
> >I realize this is way off topic
> 
> Yes and no...
> 
> >but I'm hoping someone can point me to the right direction, in the 
> >next couple weeks I will be in the market for a new TV, I have been 
> >looking at HDTV and I see that some of them have DVI ports and since 
> >my soontobebuilt MYTHTV box has a DVI connector, I was wondering if 
> >anyone had been using it, I have done a bit of research and some info 
> >point out that DVI on TV is not meant to be used with a PC some other 
> >say you can use it with certain TVs... I'm confused, hopefully someone 
> >can shed some light
> 
> It varies from TV to TV. I'd suggest checking out avsforum.com.
> 
> --Jarod
> 

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