[mythtv-users] TV Connections

Robert McNamara robert.mcnamara at gmail.com
Fri Jan 16 02:05:41 UTC 2009


On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 6:00 PM, A JM <vbtalent at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 8:51 PM, Richard Shaw <hobbes1069 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 7:08 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.
>>
>> I would use HDMI over VGA *UNLESS* you end up in the same boat as me.
>> Don't get me wrong I'm happy with my Vizio TV for what I paid for it,
>> but the HDMI port doesn't allow me to drive it at it's native
>> resolution of 1366x768 while the VGA port does. The HDMI port only
>> allows 720p and 1080i.
>>
>> Richard
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> Thanks for the posts guys very helpful and informative. I realize that going
> with VGA also wouldn't include audio and just for curiosity sake is there
> real/noticeable degradation between HDMI and VGA?
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> AJM,
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I certainly notice the softness of VGA.  Given the choice I would take
HDMI (as Richard mentioned, that will usually be limited to the
720/1080 resolutions-- if your panel resolution is 1080p this will be
fine (and you may even prefer it for 720, depending on tastes)).

Robert


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