[mythtv-users] 5200 or 6200

[Jarod Wilson]

On Jan 25, 2007, at 10:07 PM, Gary M wrote:

> On 1/23/07, Jarod Wilson <lists at wilsonet.com> wrote:
>>
>> But what I've got is a 37" 1920x1080p Westinghouse set:
>>
>
> Jarod, I recently acquired this same set. Having been an pvr-350 users
> for 2 years with SD set, I used your guide to help convert my trusty
> MythTV box to HD. I basically installed a FX5200 and a HDHR.
>
> I mucked around with the VGA input of the set, and though I got close
> I could not get it to work. So I decided to use the DVI to DVI
> connection, but could not get it to work at all. The last thing I did
> was hook up a a DVI-VGA dongle, which to my surprise, proved that the
> FX5200 was outputting analog over the DVI.

I believe most video cards are able to output both DVI-D and DVI-A  
(referred to as a DVI-I connector). I'd suspect perhaps the DVI cable  
you're using is a DVI-A cable. You can tell from the pinouts:

http://www.pacificcable.com/DVI_Tutorial.htm

> Do you or anyone have any clue how I can get the thing to output  
> DVI-D?

I haven't actually tried w/a 5200-series card (the one I have doesn't  
have a DVI out), but it ought to work. It Just Works with the 6200- 
series and 4-series cards I've tried.

--jarod