<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 3:52 PM, Michael T. Dean <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mtdean@thirdcontact.com">mtdean@thirdcontact.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">On 12/09/2008 05:41 PM, Matthew Asplund wrote:<br>
> I am getting ready to buy a 47" LCD TV to run with my mythtv box. I<br>
> have two questions<br>
><br>
> 1. Can I run 1920x1080 @ 120 Hz over DVI/HDMI? I currently have an<br>
> NVidia 8200 onboard graphics in my mythfrontend, though I could easily<br>
> move to a discreen graphics card.<br>
<br>
</div>TTBOMK, no 120Hz TV takes a 120Hz input. Instead, the 120Hz is useful<br>
because a) it's an integral multiple of 24Hz, 30Hz, and 60Hz (typical<br>
video frame rates) and b) it allows makers of LCD panels to compensate<br>
for LCD shortcomings on displaying video (<br>
<a href="http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/the-trouble-with-lcd-tvs-motion-blur-and-the-120hz-solution-290237.php" target="_blank">http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/the-trouble-with-lcd-tvs-motion-blur-and-the-120hz-solution-290237.php</a><br>
<div class="Ih2E3d">).<br>
</div></blockquote><div><br>So do you know if it still does the interpolation from computer signals (including HDMI/DVI)?<br><br>By the way, thanks for the information<br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d"><br>
> 2. Is 120 Hz really worth it for watching stuff recorded from OTA HD<br>
> broadcast?<br>
<br>
</div>See above (and make sure you actually see what the video looks like on<br>
the TV you're considering).<br>
<br>
Mike<br>
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