[mythtv-users] Does mythtv support 1080p?

Steve Adeff adeffs at gmail.com
Wed Jan 11 19:36:23 UTC 2006


On Wednesday 11 January 2006 14:21, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> Chris Lynch wrote:
> > You can get 1080p working - I have it up and running on my box.  The
> > biggest thing to keep in mind is a CPU powerful enough to play back
> > 1080p (3Ghz+ is a good idea I think), a video board that can output
> > the resolution and has DVI on it
>
> Only if your TV supports 1080p over DVI/HDMI.  Many 1080p TV's only
> support 1080p over VGA because a single-link DVI connection only
> supports 1080i and a dual-link DVI connection is required for 1080p.
>
> Mike

not true, DVI Single Link is more than capable of carrying 1080p. Why some 
tv's won't take 1080p over DVI I don't know...

-- 
Steve


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