[mythtv-users] Video card that can support component and composite at the same time.

Craig Huff huffcslists at gmail.com
Tue Sep 25 00:46:54 UTC 2007


On 9/24/07, Chad <masterclc at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 9/24/07, Matthew Schumacher <schu at schu.net> wrote:
> > List,
> >
> > I have a ati card that I'm just done fighting with, I'm getting ready to
> > order a new nvidia card, but I would really like component and composite
> > at the same time because I drive both my HDTV in my TV room and all of
> > the rest of the TV's throughout the house via a channel modulator.
> >
> > Currently I have one output from mythtv composite and I run it to my
> > channel modulator then from the line-out of the modulator to my hdtv.
> > This system works fine, except I don't get a HD signal to the HD tv.
> >
> > I figured as long as I'm ordering a new card, I would try to upgrade to
> > hdtv output.
> >
> > So the question is if I buy this card:
> >
> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814133151
> >
> > Can I run both composite and component?  I'm suspecting not since they
> > plug into the same physical jack.
> >
> > What if I got a dvi or vga to component cable.  Since the card can
> > product HDTV resolutions could I get my HD signal that way and use the
> > composite for my channel modulator?
> >
> > Any other thoughts on how to do this?  I do have an hdmi jack on the
> > back of the tv.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > schu
> > _______________________________________________


Is there a reason you can't just use two video cards?

Craig.
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