[mythtv-users] resolution discussion

[Derek Anderson]

 >> with
 >> my MythTV box hooked to my 47" HDTV via component video, rather than
 >> the current S-Video hookup.

why do that?  i plan on just using the VGA connector!  ;-p


John Morris wrote:

> On Sun, 7 Sep 2003, Jarod C. Wilson wrote:
> 
>> Uh, the 42" Gateway plasma TV I'm seeing is a full-blown HDTV, and can 
>> do up to 1080 lines...
> 
> 
> No it can't.  And you had me all worked up.  :)  I'm looking at Gateway's
> page and they have two 42" plasma screens, one is DVD resolution (852x480)
> and the new "HD" one is 1024x1024.  Obviously designed for Microsoft's
> MediaPC or something else not related to TV.  Why oh why can't a single
> vendor get it right?  Almost as insane as Apple's top of the line flat
> panel at 1050 vertical resolution.  Close but no cigar, break out the
> rescaler for all HD resolutions.  480 and 720 rescale reasonably cleanly
> to 1080 but not 1024 (or 1050).  And why 1024 horizontally?  Talk about
> non-square pixels!
> 
> Rule #1: Vendors come as close to outright lying as the law allows when 
> they print specs.
> 
>> One other reason is HDTV captures. You'll want quite a bit higher 
>> resolution for those (my pcHDTV card should arrive sometime this 
>> week). I'm actually going to be running 1920x1080 at that point, with 
>> my MythTV box hooked to my 47" HDTV via component video, rather than 
>> the current S-Video hookup.
> 
> 
> Drool!
> 
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