I second this - I'm running an old 5200 thru DVI to a 50" Rear Projection Hitachi.
Picture quality is awesome - DVD Playback/TV/HDTV (via HD3000's) all is amazing. One word of advice - plan to use powerstrip and Windows (on another drive) to get the timing for X right.......once you do - you'll NEVER go back. David -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Boddy Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 9:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Using DVI Output On Thursday 11 August 2005 01:20, Jesse D. Guardiani wrote: > On Wed, 2005-08-10 at 20:01 -0400, Gerald J. Berg wrote: > > I am considering an nVidia GE Force 5200 AGP video card for my > > > > MythTV front end box. > > > > > > > > There are a few brands that offer s-video, VGA and DVI output ports. > > > > > > > > I especially like the idea of using the DVI output to drive my > > projector > > > > directly, but I understand there have been issues with some TV-Out > > > > products and I do not want to have a problem at this level. > > > > > > > > Has anyone used the DVI output on the XFX, Chaintech, Gigabyte or > > > > other cards? > > I don't know how the DVI works, as I don't have a digital monitor, > but I own a 5200, and I've used the TV Out with MythTV. The quality > is significantly worse than my PVR 350's output, for what that's > worth. Grainy and pixelated is how I would describe it. Maybe the > DVI output is better? Well I'm running a Gigabyte 6600 GT over DVI. If anything, the quality is too good! I'm driving a 50 inch RP DLP. When you blow standard def DVB widescreen up to that size, you do sometimes notice compression artefacts (blocking and ringing). I know there are some filters that should be able to reduce this. Also some of the channels over DVB-T have a bit too much compression. Other than that the picture is fantastic. Put a HD clip on (The DivX Sharks Tale trailer is a cracker) and you'll fracture your jaw on the floor! -- Steve Boddy
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