[mythtv-users] Which Nvidia card for TV-OUT?

[Jim Valavanis]

Jarod C. Wilson wrote:

> On Nov 4, 2003, at 11:38, Jim Valavanis wrote:
>
>> Yea damn it stop top-posting.  continued below....
>
>
> =]
>
>>>> On many of the Geforce 4 Nvidia cards there is the standard VGA 
>>>> output,
>>>> the S-Video output, and a "DVI" output which goes to a digital display
>>>> (like a LCD monitor). So if you install the official Nvidia drivers 
>>>> you
>>>> can output X to the DVI adapter without a problem, or the TV 
>>>> adapter, or
>>>> the regular VGA adapter..
>>>
>>>
>>> Jim, this of course assumes you *have* a DVI input on your TV for 
>>> starters, and on top of that, that it is one that will allow you to 
>>> connect a computer's DVI output to it. Some won't. That said, there 
>>> ought to be at least one way you can connect to your 40" Plasma TV 
>>> that is far superior to S-Video. I have my system hooked to a 47" 
>>> HDTV using a VGA->Component Video adapter.
>>
>>
>> OK, my hardware vendor recommends the following but knows nothing 
>> about Linux, for a DVI output adapter. COMPAQ NVIDIA QUADRO4 380XGL.  
>> Now to look for drivers and make sure it will work before spending 
>> $240.00 (damn!).
>
>
> Your hardware vendor is trying gouge you. That, or they're just that 
> stupid. A Quadro is massive overkill. Get a GF4MX. And if you can't 
> find one of those w/a DVI (assuming you still want DVI on the card), 
> get a GF FX 5200. Both easily had for under $100.
>
>> The Panasanic Plasma TV does have a DVI input, but as you say, maybe 
>> it won't work from this DVI output?
>
>
> Maybe, maybe not. Hard to say without having the manual (and that may 
> not even help) and actually trying it out. Some work, some don't. It's 
> a huge crap-shoot.
>
>>>> I haven't actually done this *yet* but I will be sometime soon sending
>>>> the output to a widescreen TV which has component inputs. And this is
>>>> really from my brother telling me that there is a DVI to Component
>>>> converter.
>>>
>>>
>>> Warning: That'll only work if you have RGB Component inputs on your 
>>> TV. If you have YPbPr Component inputs, you need a transcoder, and 
>>> the only such devices I've seen are VGA->YPbPr, no DVI->YPbPr. My 
>>> HDTV has YPbPr Component inputs, which I feed from the VGA out on my 
>>> nForce2 board through an Audio Authority 9A60 transcoding adapter.
>>
>>
>> So Jarod,
>> Do you think I should go with an nForce2 and use the VGA out with a 
>> transcoder to the plasma display?  If this is good enough, it will 
>> save some $ and time.
>
>
> Well, it may not save a huge amount of money. The transcoder I got was 
> $108, though for me, it was well worth it. See if you can confirm if 
> you have RGB or YPbPr Component inputs, because if you have RGB, a $20 
> DVI->RGB Component cable should do the trick. If you can get the exact 
> model number of your TV, I can try to take a look at the specs and 
> probably make a better recommendation that way.

OK Here's the model sorry about the long URL...

http://catalog2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ModelDetail?storeId=11251&catalogId=11005&itemId=64589&catGroupId=11068&modelNo=TH-42PA20U&surfModel=TH-42PA20U
*
It is the 42" Panasonic TH-42PA20U/P

This unit has the component video input, the DVI input, and the S-Video 
input.  *

>
>> Thanks again!
>
>
> No problem.
>
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