Pete Theisen wrote: > David Smith wrote: > <snip> > >> Alternatives include Myth TV ( >> Linux, it rocks but is a semi-bear to set up initially ) and few others. I >> think XBOx media Center ( an open source TV and PVR app originally developed >> for the first Xbox) has a PC version now too. You could set up one of the >> Myth TV linux distributions as a VM and run it that way too if you were >> feeling adventurous. I've been poking around with this sort of thing for a >> long time as a 'gee wiz' sort of hobby, so I'm at your service if you need >> some help. I've been able to pull off everything above, TV via IP on my PSP, >> and some other gadgets. Huge fun in a geeky sort of way. :) >> > > Hi David! > > Interesting post, thanks. My 1280 x 1024 monitor seems sharper than my > TV, but I don't know what the TV is. Is 1280 x 1024 comparable to "High > Definition"? > Your 1280 x 1024 monitor is not and HDTV and would not be compatible with HD resolutions 1080i or 1080p, which bring use to another alternative for having a HDTV that will double as a computer monitor. You could buy a HD TV/monitor that could be used as both your HDTV and computer monitor. The HDTV would come with a remote control that could be used to display a menu on the HDTV. Using the menu you could select from a number of options, as to what should be the input source for the HDTV signal, The HDTV I have has port for HDMI-1, HDMI-2, HDMI-3, TV cable/antenna, AV-1, AV-2, S-Video 1, S-Video 2, Component 1, Component 2, and PC, all of which can be selected as the input source to the HDTV using the remote control.
For example, if you have a computer video card with a DVI connection, you could hook it up to HDMI-1 port on the HDTV/monitor. If you had a air antenna, you could hook it up to the TV connection on the HDTV/monitor. Then you could pick up the remove to the HDTV and pull up the menu to select input source HDMI-1 to display your computer screen, or TV to watch HDTV. If your HDTV came with speakers built-in, you would want a video card that had an HDMI output port to connect to the HDMI input port on the HDTV/monitor, since HDMI cables carry both HD audio and video. If your computer video card only had a DVI output port, you would need a cable with a DVI to HDMI connection, and you would then receive audio via the computer's normal audio system. Some HDTV monitors come with P in P, (eg Picture in Picture) which would allow you to watch input from two sources at the same time. One source would appear normally and the other source would appear in a small window inside the main display. Regards, LelandJ You could have --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
