Almost tempted me Wayne. One of these days, I will find a PC card that can take in Y,Pb,Pr or DVI as an INPUT, but now that DRM rules the world, maybe it won't happen. Darnit! If I could ever come up with that as a solution, I'd be in heaven ;)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- FIGHT BACK AGAINST SPAM! Download Spam Inspector, the Award Winning Anti-Spam Filter http://mail.giantcompany.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wayne Johnson > Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 8:13 AM > To: The Hardware List > Subject: Re: [H] Connecting a PC to a TV using DVI > > At 08:07 PM 12/9/2005, Winterlight typed: > >I just got a new ATI All in Wonder 800XT. It came with a > coupon for a > >free HDTV breakout box, that plugs into the 800XT and then into a > >HDTV.... so something must be different then the regular TV > OUT breakout box. > > I have an X800 that came with an HDTV adapter but the adapter > is Y,Pb,Pr & not DVI also your video card & drivers must > support the resolutions that your TV can handle such as > 1920x1080i or some variation of 16:9. > > There is also different kinds of DVI. Make sure that what the > TV uses is the same as your video card. I capture HDTV using > a MyHD 120 > <http://www.digitalconnection.com/Products/Video/mdp130.asp> > [price have changed since] & it has it's own video out via > Y,Pb,Pr but if I want to use DVI it requires a daughter card > that's another $100 so I use the free Y,Pb,Pr then used the > money that I would've spent on the daughter card for an > AutoSwitcher > <http://www.digitalconnection.com/products/video/1154a.asp>. > They also carry some DVI-M > <https://www.digitalconnection.com/store/Product_List.asp?CID= > 3&CAT=SWITCH-DVI> > & HDMI AutoSwitchers > <https://www.digitalconnection.com/store/Product_List.asp?CID= > 3&CAT=SWITCH-HDMI> > if you're interested. > > > ----------+---------- > Wayne D. Johnson > Ashland, OH, USA 44805 > <http://www.wavijo.com> >
