On 3/3/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Neil Bird</b> <<a href="mailto:neil@fnxweb.com">neil@fnxweb.com</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br> Prob. still a way off (no HD source yet, and no current cash to get a<br>stonking great flat screen TV), but my parents' purchase of a new Sony LCD TV<br>that only has one s-video input got me to thinking.<br><br> What do people with HD setups use for display?
<br><br> I currently use a pretty basic nVidia-based card with s-video out. I've<br>seen online [simple connector] converters from DVI to either component or HDMI<br>out, but I'm guessing that I'd need specific cards to actually utilise the
<br>appropriate pins on the connector.<br><br> There was talk of nVidia 6600s having component out (via DVI?), but not all<br>of them, and looking at online shops I can see no ref. to this capability.<br><br>--<br>[neil@fnx
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mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a><br><a href="http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users">http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users</a><br></blockquote></div><br>I use a 6600 that is capable of component out (Gigabyte). Some of the manufacturers don't enable the component out on the 6600 so you need to make sure you buy one that comes with the S-Video to component dongle. I wouldn't say it is the best solution by any means. NVidia has several problems with the driver for the componant out. There are some specials steps to get it to work for 1080i and even then I have bad overscan and tearing. I tried fixing the overscan with modelines from powerstrip but got nowhere. Nvidia has recognized the problems and stated that their developers are working against the problems. If I had to do it again, I would just buy a 5200 with DVI and VGA and use transcoder to get component. If I didn't have a TV yet, I would be sure to get one with DVI input so it is a no brainer to get it going.
<br><br>Steve