[mythtv-users] TV Connections

A JM vbtalent at gmail.com
Fri Jan 16 01:27:45 UTC 2009


On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 8:19 PM, Robert McNamara
<robert.mcnamara at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:08 PM, A JM <vbtalent at gmail.com> wrote:
> > If my TV accepts a VGA or HDMI connection is there a reason to prefer one
> > over the other? I realize that from a wire perspective HDMI rolls it all
> > into a single wire but will there be any performance lost from a video
> > perspective from one to the other?
> >
> > Thanks.
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> HDMI will be a cleaner, digital signal, versus VGA being analog.  Both
> may overscan depending on your television but if you have any hope of
> eliminating overscan it will be on HDMI.  HDMI will carry audio.  In
> short, unless you have a reason not to, use HDMI.
>
> HDMI is 19 pins (4 than DB15), by the by, not just one.
>
> Robert
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HDMI also carries audio where DVI is video only correct?

Assuming you were going to use the following board (
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813500016) how would
you connect it to your TV w/audio?

AJM,
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