RE: [mythtv-users] Adventures in HDTV - Notes from the trenches

2005-12-27 Thread jason_wilk
Jarod Wilson wrote: On Sunday 18 December 2005 23:26, Yeechang Lee wrote: Steve Adeff [EMAIL PROTECTED] says: no HDTV currently accepts 1080p input. Somebody beat me to the BS! call... ;) Not many do, but there are some and more such models are coming out each week; the Magnolia

Re: [mythtv-users] Adventures in HDTV - Notes from the trenches

2005-12-27 Thread Jarod Wilson
On Tuesday 27 December 2005 07:15, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jarod Wilson wrote: I have said Westinghouse 37 TV, and it most definitely does accept and display a GORGEOUS 1080p signal (from a GeForce 6200's DVI port). Which model is your Westinghouse? The LVM-37w1? Yup. -- Jarod Wilson

Re: [mythtv-users] Adventures in HDTV - Notes from the trenches

2005-12-19 Thread Jarod Wilson
On Sunday 18 December 2005 23:26, Yeechang Lee wrote: Steve Adeff [EMAIL PROTECTED] says: no HDTV currently accepts 1080p input. Somebody beat me to the BS! call... ;) Not many do, but there are some and more such models are coming out each week; the Magnolia Audio/Video I visited last week

Re: [mythtv-users] Adventures in HDTV - Notes from the trenches

2005-12-19 Thread Jarod Wilson
On Sunday 18 December 2005 22:03, Matt Mossholder wrote: 1080i should be fine, I can't imagine any noticable flicker in a proper set up on a good 1080i tv. Hell, even my cheap Sanyo displays 1080i with no noticable flicker. If your TV is not actually a native 1080i tv though, then there

Re: [mythtv-users] Adventures in HDTV - Notes from the trenches

2005-12-19 Thread Gregorio Gervasio, Jr.
Matt Mossholder writes: m 1) Try and ensure that the TV you intend to purchase does not -require- m HDCP enabled input sources for HDMI or DVI connections before you make a m purchase. This has a number of bad side effects, listed below. Do you know which displays have this

Re: [mythtv-users] Adventures in HDTV - Notes from the trenches

2005-12-19 Thread Doug Larrick
Matt Mossholder wrote: Here are a few links to other people experiencing the VBlank problem. Basically, if I have VBlank enabled, and play back video content with Xv, the system hangs. On further inspection it isn't limited to DVI...

Re: [mythtv-users] Adventures in HDTV - Notes from the trenches

2005-12-19 Thread Matt Mossholder
On Mon, 2005-12-19 at 01:31 -0800, Gregorio Gervasio, Jr. wrote: Matt Mossholder writes: m 1) Try and ensure that the TV you intend to purchase does not -require- m HDCP enabled input sources for HDMI or DVI connections before you make a m purchase. This has a number of bad side effects,

Re: [mythtv-users] Adventures in HDTV - Notes from the trenches

2005-12-19 Thread Matt Mossholder
On Mon, 2005-12-19 at 07:53 -0500, Doug Larrick wrote: Matt Mossholder wrote: Here are a few links to other people experiencing the VBlank problem. Basically, if I have VBlank enabled, and play back video content with Xv, the system hangs. On further inspection it isn't limited to

Re: [mythtv-users] Adventures in HDTV - Notes from the trenches

2005-12-19 Thread Jesse Guardiani
Matt Mossholder wrote: On Mon, 2005-12-19 at 07:53 -0500, Doug Larrick wrote: Matt Mossholder wrote: Here are a few links to other people experiencing the VBlank problem. Basically, if I have VBlank enabled, and play back video content with Xv, the system hangs. On further inspection it

Re: [mythtv-users] Adventures in HDTV - Notes from the trenches

2005-12-19 Thread Matt Mossholder
On Mon, 2005-12-19 at 09:38 -0500, Jesse Guardiani wrote: Doug, Thanks for pointing out that I am an idiot ;) I had been assuming that the reason that Myth wasn't using opengl-vsync, even though I had compiled in the support, was because of the Sync to Vblank settings in

Re: [mythtv-users] Adventures in HDTV - Notes from the trenches

2005-12-19 Thread Jarod Wilson
On Monday 19 December 2005 07:02, Matt Mossholder wrote: On Mon, 2005-12-19 at 09:38 -0500, Jesse Guardiani wrote: Doug, Thanks for pointing out that I am an idiot ;) I had been assuming that the reason that Myth wasn't using opengl-vsync, even though I had compiled in the

[mythtv-users] Adventures in HDTV - Notes from the trenches

2005-12-18 Thread Matt Mossholder
Hi everyone, Been working for a few weeks trying to get a functional front end. The good news is no more questions. :) However, I picked up a number of tid-bits along the way, and figured it would be a good thing to summarize them for the list, to help the next person. HDTVs: = 1) Try

Re: [mythtv-users] Adventures in HDTV - Notes from the trenches

2005-12-18 Thread Steve Adeff
On Sunday 18 December 2005 23:17, Matt Mossholder wrote: 1) Try and ensure that the TV you intend to purchase does not -require- HDCP enabled input sources for HDMI or DVI connections before you make a purchase. This has a number of bad side effects, listed below. or get a 6000 or 7000 series

Re: [mythtv-users] Adventures in HDTV - Notes from the trenches

2005-12-18 Thread Matt Mossholder
On Sun, 2005-12-18 at 23:52 -0500, Steve Adeff wrote: 2) A display capable of 720p is preferable to one capable of 1080i, under many circumstances. 720p has less flicker, and presents less problems from a display driver standpoint. One that supports both (or 1080p) is even better. no

Re: [mythtv-users] Adventures in HDTV - Notes from the trenches

2005-12-18 Thread Yeechang Lee
Steve Adeff [EMAIL PROTECTED] says: no HDTV currently accepts 1080p input. Not many do, but there are some and more such models are coming out each week; the Magnolia Audio/Video I visited last week was highlighting their selection of them. Now, there are a few caveats: * No readily-available