[mythtv-users] VGA to Component adaptors
Tom Lichti
tom at redpepperracing.com
Tue Apr 26 17:40:16 UTC 2005
gLaNDix (Jesse Kaufman) wrote:
> 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 ...
>
Yes, that does sound nice. I may still go that route, depending.
Thanks for the input!
Tom
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