[mythtv-users] Can I play scaled HDTV content on a standard TV?
Doug Larrick
doug at ties.org
Tue Dec 7 22:50:39 UTC 2004
Lane Schwartz wrote:
> OK, I know this is a really basic question, but I haven't been able to
> find an answer in the archives....
>
>
> I'm thinking about buying a pcHDTV 3000. I currently have Myth working
> - connected to my TV via the svideo connection on my nvidia 5200. My
> processor is a P4 2.8C HT. I have a standard definition TV set. At
> some point in the future I will buy an HDTV set. In the meantime...
>
> Is it possible, using Myth, to watch TV shows recorded using a pcHDTV
> 3000 on an standard television set?
Should work just fine. You have the processor power to decode
HDTV-sized recordings, which is what's important. The video card will
scale to your lower output resolution.
Disclaimer: I haven't tried it.
-Doug
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