[mythtv-users] Any words of wisdom for HDMI capable TVs

[Brian Foddy]

Ok, my main use will be mythtv.  At some point, it might be nice to 
be able to remove the small console crt I have as a second head and
just use the tv, but I'm not intending to play games or such on it.

A note on the overscan, sometime you can tweak the signal params
in X to reduce the overscan.  My parents have a DVI input TV that I
have myth running on, and once I ignored the edid, it could be adjusted.

Thanks,
Brian

On Saturday 01 October 2005 12:03 pm, Greg Grotsky wrote:
> It's like I just told Marcus:
> "If you plan on using your myth machine to play games or do stuff that's
> not in myth using DVI you will be overscanning the screen fairly
> significantly. I was planning on doing everything over DVI on my setup but
> out of the three TVs that I've tried (in my home) they all had over an inch
> of overscan on all sides. This makes using the computer normally very
> difficult because the menus and status bars are off the screen, it's also a
> problem with games because of health and ammo meters. Anyway, I ended up
> just going over the standard analog VGA cable so I could scale everything
> to fit on the screen. I liked the idea of 1-to-1 pixel mapping and DAMN
> does it look crystal clear, but it wasn't worth it to me since half the
> time we're playing games on it and it looks nearly crystal clear with the
> standard D-Sub cable."
>
> So if you only watch TV/DVDs on it go HDMI but if you want to use it like a
> monitor or play games, it might suck. The other thing I hadn't mentioned is
> that if you buy a 1080p TV, you have to use the analog VGA input in order
> to reach that resolution. Currently the only input that supports such a
> high resoltion is the VGA connector on TVs that advertise 1080p. DVI/HDMI
> and Component cables can only go so high as 1080i right now.
>
> -Greg
>
> On 9/30/05, Brian Foddy <bfoddy at visi.com> wrote:
> > It looks like I might soon be in the position to re-buy a
> > replacement HDTV as my old Hitachi will likely be declared a
> > lemon and probably replaced. Assuming I will get the
> > option to upgrade or pick another unit I've been looking
> > at the latest class of rear-projection tv's and input options.
> >
> > There seems to be a new kid on the block called HDMI,
> > which from what I can read is pin compatible with DVI-D.
> > However should I be concerned about any of the copy protection
> > (HDCP) that comes with it?
> >
> > In my current setup, I have a vga-to-component converter and
> > use standard RCA stereo audio. However, my current TV has always been
> > one hd input short (just 2) when I'd really like 3 (DVD, PC (mythtv),
> > and standard HD STB). I was considering a Sony KP-46WT520
> > which has 2 component plus a HDMI giving my desired 3 inputs.
> >
> > Does anyone have any experience driving a HDMI input from
> > a PC? My graphics cards have DVI outputs; looks like adapters
> > and cables are available. Any trouble setting resolution / frequency?
> > I'd like to get to either 720p and/or 1080i.
> >
> > Anything else I need to be careful of?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Brian
> >
> >
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