[mythtv-users] RGB HDTV input

[Michael J. Sherman]

I use 1280x720p just fine on my Sony.  What TV are you using?  Are you 
sure it won't accept 720p?

You'll also probably need a converter box to go from VGA to RGB.  The 
most popular is the Audio Authority 9A60.


Doug Larrick wrote:
> Jason Kraftcheck wrote:
> 
>> The RGB input on the TV will accept only 1080i.  Will newer nVidia chips
>> output this?  Are there any issues with configuring X to run at 1080i.
> 
> 
> Jarod Wilson reported last week that there's SiS video card that's 
> capable of putting out 1080i; no other card that I know of is, at 
> present, though nVidia promises a driver update to enable interlaced 
> modes in March (they've made this promise before...)
> 
> The rest of us are using 1920x540p or 960x540p modes, whose timing is 
> the same as 1080i.  Do some searches in the archive for previous 
> discussion.  I personally prefer 1920x540 because the video looks better 
> (though the menus look somewhat weird); some prefer 950x540 because the 
> menus look better (though you're tossing half the video resolution; 
> realistically, though, most current display devices can't really resolve 
> it anyway).
>