[mythtv] s-video input / widescreen tv ?

[Laurent Farcy]

Erik Arendse wrote:
> At 20-1-03 13:09, Laurent Farcy wrote:
> 
>>> Meaning get your output right before spending money on the input. (As 
>>> long as you watch on your monitor it is not an issue of course).
>>
>>
>> I read the Conexant 25871 chip is the better one. But video card 
>> manufacturers don't always mention the chip they use for their 
>> product. Any nvidia geforce-based video card with the conexant 25871 
>> embedded you may know ? Or any other recommendations ?
> 
> 
> Just one: _DO_NOT_ convert your signal to composite again, whatever the 
> chip...
> As I said in a previous post, if you live in France your probably have 
> SCART on your TV. That can be composite, better: Y/C or even best: RGB, 
> so just hope for the latter. RGB 100Hz progressive input straight from 
> the computer DAC with the correct levels leaves all other forms of 
> output behind in the dust, both on specs and on visual impact.
> If you spend enough on your TV you can use this, if not go slowly down 
> quality-lane, never use composite (or, ...shudder...: modulated 
> composite over the antenna wire) as your first option.
> 

I cannot use RGB output because my dvd player is already plugged in my
only rgb-compatible scart on my tv. Except if I use a multiple SCART
adapter but I don't really want to.

I thought using s-video output rather. You can find many geforce-based
video card with a s-video tv output at reasonable prices. But,
apparently, the quality of the tv output depends on the chip used to
encode the signal (vga 2 ntsc/pal converter). And the conexant chip I
mentioned is told to be the best.

I just wanted to double-check with you guys and had some recommendations
on products. Thanks for your advice Erik.

Laurent