[mythtv-users] HDTV format question

Erik Pettersen pettersen at gmail.com
Mon Sep 12 17:31:13 UTC 2005


FWIW 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002GRUIC/

Reasonably cheap, worked fine, and arrived really fast...  I'm *still*
waiting for a similiar cable I ordered from surplus computers, but I
digress...

E.
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On 9/12/05, Pete Stagman <tyrstag at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
> The VGA input on the TV only accepts 640x480, 800x600 and 1024x768. I tried
> messing around with modelines to get it to go widescreen, but the tv would
> cut off the picture at the edges and leave black bars like it was an SD
> signal. 
>   
> I guess I'll go with the DVI to HDMI converter cable.
>   
> Well, if you had a video card with an audio->HDMI pass-through from a
> soundcard it would work. Probably wouldn't be very hard to do. 
>   
> Thanks for the input, 
>   
> --P
>  
>  
> On 9/12/05, Erik Pettersen <pettersen at gmail.com> wrote: 
> > While I'm sure there are some die hard folks out there who prefer all
> > things analog, a DVI ->HDMI cable is probably "best" IMHO. Assuming 
> > that connection on your TV isn't already taken up by somethign else,
> > of course.  Of course the VGA input is probably the "easiest".  I'm a
> > little confused though, is your TV not widescreen or is it just that 
> > the VGA input on the TV doesn't accept anything higher than 1024x768?
> > 
> > There's no such thing as a native PC video card with HDMI output
> > (yet?).  There'd need to be some sort of marriage between the video
> > card and audio folks / Specs to make this happen if I understand 
> > correctly.  DVI just carries video, HDMI carries both audio and video.
> > 
> > *shrug* At least I'm pretty sure the above is correct ;)  YMMV
> > 
> > E.
> > --
> > http://www.byopvr.com -- Build Your Own PVR
> > 
> > On 9/12/05, Pete Stagman <tyrstag at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > I've been using MythTV for over a year now and finally got an HDTV TV. 
> > >
> > > PCHDTV card coming soon.
> > >
> > > My new HDTV TV has multiple inputs. HDMI, Component, S-video and VGA.
> (max
> > > resolution on the VGA is 1024x768, no widescreen)
> > >
> > > What is going to get me the best picture? 
> > > VGA to Component converter?
> > > DVI to HDMI cable?
> > > Or is there a better way?
> > >
> > > Is there a video card that has native HDMI?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > --Pete
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