<i>1) How is HDTV connected? Looking at the specs for the TV we're thinking of
there's Composite (AV), Y/C (S-Video), ANT (RF), Component (Y/Pb/Pr) and
SCART (which you don't have in the US).</i>
Equipment in the US can only transmit decoded HDTV over Component (Y/Pb/Pr), D-sub/VGA (RGBHV), and DVI/HDMI (digital).
However, equipment available in the US can't do anything other than NTSC (480i) over composite, and you are saying you can do 1024x768 over composite, so things may be different.
<i>2) Will the MX440 be powerful enough or will I need a newer card?</i>
Probably, if you get an HDTV mintor with a VGA input.
<i>3) Am I likely to need more processing power (I've got a 3GHz P4 in another
box I could swap over if need be but would I need more than that).</i>
No.
<i>5) Am I just wasting my time? </I>
Yes.
<i>Seeing as the recordings (for probably at
_least_ 8 months until HDTV actually gets here) would still be in SDTV would
I even notice any difference?</i>
No.
On 12/8/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
Well seeing as HDTV looks to be coming to the UK next year
( http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/12/01/telewest_goes_live_with_hdtv/ ) and
we're looking at buying a new HDTV 'ready' TV[1] (1080i) I'm planning to get
HDTV playback set up on my myth box. Only problem is I don't know where to
start!
I'm currently running a P4 2.8GHz with 1Gb, twin Nova-T's and a 128Mb AGP
Nvidia MX440 with the TV out of composite (AV) at 1024x768 and running SuSE
10.0/mythtv 18.1 Disk space is er plenty (2TB+ if need be)
I've got a few questions that some of our US cousins might be able to help me
with :-)
1) How is HDTV connected? Looking at the specs for the TV we're thinking of
there's Composite (AV), Y/C (S-Video), ANT (RF), Component (Y/Pb/Pr) and
SCART (which you don't have in the US).
What type is used for HDTV (or doesn't it matter)?
2) Will the MX440 be powerful enough or will I need a newer card?
3) Am I likely to need more processing power (I've got a 3GHz P4 in another
box I could swap over if need be but would I need more than that).
4) Are my existing recordings going to look awful (PAL 768x576).
5) Am I just wasting my time? Seeing as the recordings (for probably at
_least_ 8 months until HDTV actually gets here) would still be in SDTV would
I even notice any difference?
I'm assuming that HDTV recording is going to need a HDTV compatible tuner card
and even assuming they put HDTV out on the freeview channels the Nova-T's
just won't cut it but I'm hoping the new box would have a firewire out or by
that time there would be a UK HDTV card.
Thanks
Druid
[1] One of these
http://www.samsung.com/uk/products/television/crt/ws32z308paxxeu.asp
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