[mythtv-users] pcHDTV - 2 questions

[Brian Foddy]

On Wednesday 05 November 2003 07:47 pm, Ian Forde wrote:
> On Wed, 2003-11-05 at 07:32, Brian Foddy wrote:
> > I guess that gets to my original question.  If I get the VGA-Component
> > converters and hook everything thing up for that signal / resolution,
> > now I want to display a std NTSC 4x3 picture, I guess it will show the
> > black borders.  Which isn't good for my TV because of burn-in.  Right now
> > I use a VGA-SVideo converter and then the use one of the TVs stretch/zoom
> > modes to fill the whole screen.  Its not like I can easily switch back
> > and forth.  Theoretically, it might be possible to put a second video
> > card and run a second frontend instance, feeding the second to one of
> > the TV svideo inputs while the other feeds a component input.  Or
> > 2 machines.  Or maybe I'll have to get used to a zoom mode :)
> > But either way, I think I understand my problem.
> > Thanks,
> > Brian
>
> Actually, on my Toshiba 40h80 tv, I'm using a VGA-Component converter
> and my TV doesn't let me switch display modes when using component input
> either.  It's not a problem for myth though.  It displays full width
> just fine... nothing special to configure (other than the modeline
> stuff...)
>
> 	-I

Cool, I'll have to it. 

Brian