[mythtv-users] HDMI motherboard for 1080p output?

[Calvin Dodge]

On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 3:45 PM, Florin Andrei <florin at andrei.myip.org> wrote:
> Mitch Gore wrote:
>>
>> That will work find but this Asus board is cheaper (and i prefer Asus):
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131214
>
> Isn't the graphics chipset slower? (7050PV vs. 8200)
>
> I may end up using 1080i after all, but first I want to have a decent
> shot at trying 1080p as the main resolution for the frontend.

Just be really sure your TV supports 1080p. We have a JVC 47-incher
which is purportedly 1080p, but it tells the DVI interface (we use
that Asus motherboard, BTW) that it's really 1080i - and the manual
says "if your video device can't figure it out, tell it it's a 1080i".

FWIW, my initial feeling that an Athlon 3500 was sufficient for 1080i
was apparently wrong, so I've ordered a 4850e. the existing CPU worked
OK with my wife's football games, but the audio stutters a bit with
prime time TV shows.

Calvin