[mythtv-users] [off-topic] quick stupid question

Buechler, Mark R Mark_R_Buechler at bausch.com
Wed Jun 9 09:52:08 EDT 2004


Just as a note for those interested, I bought another video card with DVI
out and a cable and hooked it up with no issues. So far I've been able to
get 1920x1080i as well as 1280x720p. 

Of course I made the mistake of getting an ATI 9600SE which has no open
source drivers for DRI and the ATI drivers suck but that's a different
problem.

-----Original Message-----
From: Buechler, Mark R [mailto:Mark_R_Buechler at bausch.com] 
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 1:01 PM
To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] [off-topic] quick stupid question

Most projection TVs are CRTs (three of them in fact). However, since the
output of the CRTs is much higher than that of a direct-view CRT they can
very much easier burn in. That could be the reason for the warning, not
sure.

DVI-HD uses HDCP for content copyright protection. After doing some research
I've found that if the Sony TV enforces HDCP then I'd need a PC video card
which supports it as well - and so far the only ones I've been able to find
are the very newest ATI and nvidia cards. However, I've read that many TV
manufacturers will establish a connection over DVI despite the lack of HDCP
on the source. I don't know if the Sony line will however.

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Maro [mailto:tony at maro.net] 
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 10:33 AM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] [off-topic] quick stupid question

Buechler, Mark R wrote:

> Slightly off-topic and probably a stupid question. I just bought a 
> Sony HDTV projection TV and I'd like to hook up my Myth frontend box 
> to it. I have two possibilities: component or DVI. The DVI connection 
> is DVI-HD and in the manual claims to be "not intended for PC use". Is 
> this port compatible with standard PC video cards which have DVI 
> (NVidia)? Should I instead focus my efforts on a VGA -> Component 
> converter?
>
I'm no expert, but I wonder if the "not intended for PC use" is because 
of the burn-in factor?  Just like they say not to run a Gamecube or 
other game system on a projection TV.  They are much more likely to burn 
in than a CRT is.
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