[mythtv-users] Shopping for an HDTV for Myth

john roberts homepagez at lycos.com
Sun Mar 13 13:14:15 UTC 2005


Shawn,

I have the same TV - love it.

BTW - how do you watch 1080i content on the TV?  Do you drive the tv at 1280x720p and do de-interlacing on the MythTV box?  Do you have interlacing issues?

Care to post your modeline you're using?

Thanks!

-John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Shawn Willden" <shawn-myth at willden.org>
To: mythtv at stardel.com, "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Shopping for an HDTV for Myth
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 21:45:26 -0700

> 
> Jack Heneghan wrote:
> 
> > I have a Samsung DLP with DVI and VGA interfaces along with a number of 
> > Component, S-video and composite inputs.  I am still in the process of 
> > acquiring the mythTV components , but I have used it as a PC monitor and it 
> > works very well.  A 50 monitor  can be a bit overwhelming , the wireless 
> > keyboard certainly helps.
> 
> 
> I have the same TV, the 50" Samsung DLP, hooked up via DVI to an nVidia 
> 5200FX in a Debian Linux box running MythTV.  It looks great and has no 
> problems with overscan that I can tell.  I've also connected it to my 
> computer via the VGA cable (before my DVI cable came), and have a DVD player 
> attached through component video.  Everything works very well.
> 
> Highly recommended.
> 
>     Shawn.
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