[mythtv-users] Good video card with HDMI out?

Calvin Harrigan charriglists at bellsouth.net
Wed Feb 4 17:15:19 UTC 2009


Mike Perkins wrote:
> Calvin Harrigan wrote:
>>
>> Isn't the atmosphere almost 80% nitrogen anyway? Unless it's vacuum 
>> sealed it's pointless, even more so than being injected in the first 
>> place.
>> Sheesh, we've become all too gullible/stupid...
>>
> I think the important point is not the 80% Nitrogen in the atmosphere, 
> but the Oxygen/water vapour fraction which could cause corrosion if it 
> were present in the cable. Allegedly. Injecting pure Nitrogen ought to 
> ensure minimal corrosion.
> 
> However, we aren't sending a probe to the Moon or Mars, we just don't 
> need that kind of reliability. It's only TV. I'll live with what I've 
> got, thanks.
> 

I understand that, that's what I meant by pointless, it's just not 
necessary for consumer grade electronics.


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