[mythtv-users] VGA to Component adaptors

[gLaNDix (Jesse Kaufman)]

Tom Lichti wrote:

> Looks like a nice piece, I've seen from avsforum that most guys 
> recommend just getting a better video card with component out, which may 
> actually be cheaper, since I can get an nVidia 6200 card with 
> HDTV/component out for $110 CDN, versus $120US for the Crescendo card. I 
> just have to make sure my mobo has a PCI Express port on it...

one feature i really like about the external model is that it has a vga 
breakout which allows me to use my monitor to tweak the settings (since 
the vga breakout mirrors the signal going to the tv) w/o having to swap 
cables and whatnot.  it's different than something like TwinView, 
because it's done in the hardware, not software and has nothing to do w/ 
drivers, etc ... the main reason i got it was because i'm stuck w/ an 
ATI card and the ATI component dongle (at least for the Radeon 9600) 
doesn't work in linux, so this was the only way to go ...

-g-