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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Allen</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think you'll find supportive information about
this in the NVIDIA drivers readme.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just need to (manually) edit xorg.conf with the
right parameters (think hours here) and run it up with the right kit - and hey,
who needs digital and its baggage!?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Search for </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2> Option "TVOutFormat" "COMPONENT"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>which is the key to it all.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is after all a NVIDIA chip and yes some cards
come with connecting cables and others don't. Gigabyte also kindly makes
them available as spares but I did not find any from anyone else.</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=allen.p.edwards@gmail.com
href="mailto:allen.p.edwards@gmail.com">Allen Edwards</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=mythtv-users@mythtv.org
href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">Discussion about mythtv</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 08, 2009 8:40 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [mythtv-users] 8400GS
component cable</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>My Asus 8400 came with a cable for component (<A
href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?CurImage=14-121-235-S05&ISList=14-121-235-S01,14-121-235-S02,14-121-235-S03,14-121-235-S04,14-121-235-S05&S7ImageFlag=1&Item=N82E16814121235&Depa=0&WaterMark=1&Description=ASUS%20GeForce%208400%20GS%20EN8400GS%20SILENT/HTP/512M%20Video%20Card%20-%20Retail">http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?CurImage=14-121-235-S05&ISList=14-121-235-S01,14-121-235-S02,14-121-235-S03,14-121-235-S04,14-121-235-S05&S7ImageFlag=1&Item=N82E16814121235&Depa=0&WaterMark=1&Description=ASUS%20GeForce%208400%20GS%20EN8400GS%20SILENT/HTP/512M%20Video%20Card%20-%20Retail</A>) and
in looking at the data sheet for the MSI 8400 I see no mention that it
supports component. There is also no indication that it comes with a
cable. Are you sure it supports component? If it does, perhaps it
uses the same cable and you can get one from Asus.
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<DIV>Allen</DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 10:17 AM, Alan Marchiori <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:alan@alanmarian.com">alan@alanmarian.com</A>></SPAN>
wrote:<BR>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">I
have an MSI fanless NS8400GS-TD256EH I was going to use on a FE
for<BR>VDPAU... this card supports component video output, but didn't
come<BR>with a cable (uses the svideo output). From reading online
this card<BR>(<A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-video#7_pin_mini-DIN"
target=_blank>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-video#7_pin_mini-DIN</A>) uses
a<BR>nonstandard svideo to component wiring. I can't find anyone
selling a<BR>cable specifically for this card; does anyone know where I can
get a<BR>cable with this
wiring?<BR><BR>Thanks<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>