[mythtv-users] HD1080i or HD480i? 6600 Component out

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Wed Feb 8 01:00:59 UTC 2006


Alex Brekken wrote:

>  Thanks guys, that helps.  I didn't see any EDID information - I'm 
> wondering if this is because I'm using the VGA input instead of DVI.....
> Also, when playing back SDTV, it doesn't quite scale to full screen - 
> it's letterboxed on the sides, in 4:3 format.  I had just assumed that 
> this was normal since I was viewing 4:3 material on a 16:9 screen.  
> Maybe not? 

Some VGA cables block the EDID query.  Some of these are the extremely 
expensive ones, too, so it's not a quality thing--just a design thing.  
Got any other VGA cables?

Mike


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