[mythtv-users] HD1080i or HD480i? 6600 Component out

[Steven Adeff]

On 2/7/06, Jay R. Ashworth <jra at baylink.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 07, 2006 at 09:48:32AM -0600, Alex Brekken wrote:
> >    >>your TV is native 1080i output at 1080i if its native at 720p
> >    >>output at 720p. I don't think XRandR works with TV-out, only monitor
> >    >>out,  so  you  might  want  to try connecting to your TV via the DVI
> >    cable.
> >    So  how  exactly  to  do I determine what the native mode of my TV is?
> >    All  I can determine from the manual is that it "supports 1080i, 720p,
> >    480i, 480p."

this just means it accepts those as inputs. Your manual may or may not
tell you what modes are native, it would be under a section showing
more detailed specifics. avsforum.com may be of some help here as
well. Very few displays will do both 1080i and 720p native, odds are
it does 1080i native and not 720p, but definitely find out for sure.
(respond with your model # etc if you cant find anything and I'll see
if I can find for you)

> For your purposes, I believe that means that you're native at *all*
> those resolutions.  Though the TV *might* be scan-converting one of
> them.

native is what the display device outputs as, not what it accepts.
Most plasma TV's or example are not native at any HD resolution but
scale what you feed it to its native resolution . Most LCD's are
native at the highest advertised resolution, Tube tv's can be native
in a number of modes, RPTV can also be native in a number of modes,
but are usually like LCD's and native at the highest advertised
resolution.

--
Steve