[mythtv-users] Preferred interface for HDTV?

[stefan_jones at comcast.net]

Thanks. One less thing to stress about.

And I think I need to catch up on my sleep . . . 780p? :-/
 
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "James Sumners" <james.sumners at gmail.com>
> VGA will work just fine. You might see a little clearer picture over
> DVI or HDMI, but neither are necessary. HD merely means a resolution
> of at least 1280x720.
> 
> On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 7:26 PM,  <stefan_jones at comcast.net> wrote:
> > I'm planning a new MythBox. I really don't want to spend a bundle on a 
> does-everything system; I'll pay more for a good processor and fast memory and 
> good drives, but not (for example) an SLI-capable motherboard.
> >
> >  One of the MBs I'm looking at has a GeForce 7050 built in chipset built in . 
> . . but only a VGA output.
> >
> >  Now, right now my old MythBox is connected to my 780p Samsung HDTV with VGA. 
> The FX 5200 knows it's a big LCD and set the Linux desktop screen resolution to 
> 12?? x 768 (don't have the machine on right now) and it looks just great, as far 
> as I'm concerned. But so far I haven't streamed HD (I can't . . . the processor 
> won't really handle it.)
> >
> >  My question is . . . will I be able to stream 780p video to the set via an 
> VGA interface? Should I spend more and get a faster nVidia card with DVI 
> outputs?