On Dec 4, 2007 7:48 PM, David Fishburn <<a href="mailto:dfishburn.mythtv@gmail.com">dfishburn.mythtv@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Currently have a CRT television.<br>Buying a HDTV.<br>Many of these come bundled with a 350-1000 Watt Home Theater System (HTS).<br>Many of these indicate they "1080i up-conversion via HDMI"<br><br>I have an Asus M2NPV-VM motherboard (nVidia 6150 chipset). I am not
<br>certain how to connect audio to the theater system or how the<br>up-conversion will be useful with my MythTV system.<br></blockquote><div><br>Upconversion is taking a SD signal and "upconverting" to HD 1080i. using this MB i would suggest using a DVI to HDMI converter then connect it to you HDTV with a HDMI cable. This will give you a 1080p video connection.
<br><br>For audio use a SPDIF bracket and connnect to you Digital out header on your MB. then connect this to your sound reciever. In linux set up AC3 passthrough.<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>If I buy a 1080p television, do I care if the audio system does HDMI<br>up-conversion? Do I even connect the HDMI cable from the Myth box to<br>the HTS, or do I connect the HTS to the M2NPV-VM via different cables?<br>
</blockquote><div><br>no, the upconversion doesnt really matter. You could run the HDMI cable thorugh the reciever so you can use it a switch between other HDMI sources. <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>Before I shell out and purchase something I just want to make sure I<br>know what to look for.<br><br>TIA,<br>Dave<br>_______________________________________________<br></blockquote><div><br>Good Luck,<br>Mitchell <br>
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