[mythtv-users] pcHDTV - 2 questions
Brian Foddy
bfoddy at visi.com
Tue Nov 4 23:39:21 EST 2003
Looking at the card and how to use it
(haven't bought it yet), I have 2 questions.
1. The spec sheet claims it supports NTSC (std tv)
signals as well as ATSC. How is the card used for
NTSC? ie: for a non-hd show, can it function
like a standard analog Hauppauge card? How good is it
for this, etc, etc. Reason I ask is for standard
non-hd tv, do we still need to reserve space for
the old cards and their pci slots?
2. Question 2 deals with the signal output to the
HDTV itself. With my current analog stuff, I have
a signal converter that takes the vga and outputs
a std ntsc signal. My TV can then stretch that
signal to a 16x9 wide mode so it covers the whole
screen. My tv will not however stretch an input
from the component inputs, only a simple zoom.
So the question goes, if I hook the thing up for
hd signals, that implies the non-hd signals will go
through the same video input, and now my tv can't
stretch a std tv anymore. How do I balance this?
I want true 16x9 hd when available, but want a
stretched 4x3 when not in hd. How have people
handled this? I guess I want the best of both
worlds.
Thanks,
Brian
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