Sigh You guys have the luxury of HD TV in the US. Were still waiting in the UK
Mike Choy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Templeton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 8:31 PM Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] I would like some clarification about DVI > On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 09:13:21AM -0600, Mat Kyne wrote: > > > > What would happen if you were to spend $10 on VGA-DVI adapter, > > > > http://www.provantage.com/buy-7cbtr00u-dvi-vga-adapter-dvim-hd15f-cables-go-adapters-26956-shopping.htm > > > > and connect it through your tv that way? I know DVI is digital and analog, > > so am I missing something? > > That DVI is digital and analog :-) > > DVI cables and devices can contain and use either digital, analog or both. > > DVI analog is roughly equivalent to VGA, and so the adpter you describe just > feeds the analog signal. > > However, what we're all interested in is the digital signal. And most > HDTVs actually only want the digital signal on their DVI port because > they already have component video for analog. It would be useful to > use the DVI-A channel if the TV supported it, since it's RGB, but mainly > people want DVI because it's digital. > > Because the computer of course has the signal in digital form and the > non-CRT HDTVs all want it in digital form, so it's silly to convert it > to analog and back to digital -- we want to go digital all the way. > > > So far I have not found the magic combination: > Nvidia open source drivers not powerful enough for 1080i > Nvidia closed drivers have bug with 1080i > Radeon drivers can't do more than 1600 wide. > Radeon drivers invert the colours (though some folks report this > may just be a tint signed/unsigned bug in myth) > Unichrome drivers have problems with 1080i > IEG drivers won't go 1920 wide. > > I keep hunting... > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
