[mythtv-users] Optimizing MythTV for AMD64

[Brian Foddy]

On Mon, 4 Apr 2005, Gregorio Gervasio, Jr. wrote:

> >>>>> Brian Foddy writes:
> 
> b> Mine is a Hitachi 43" (forget the model number).  I thought, they were
> b> simple 3 color light beams but reflected upward from the back instead of 
> b> the old front projection units.  They have a weak plastic screen, not
> b> a vacume sealed glass direct electron beam tube like standard tv/crts.
> b> They certainly don't have the weight or shape of a crt screen.  When I
> b> bought mine, the tube HD TVs stopped about 36" and were much heavier
> b> than mine.
> 
>         I think your TV is a CRT-based RPTV.  The sources of those
> three "light beams" are three small CRTs.
> 
> b> If I'm misunderstanding my unit, I stand corrected; but this is what
> b> I meant by rear projection units; and they still account for a 
> b> good portion of HD TVs sales.  They are generally < $2000 and provide
> b> decent pictures for the price.   They are still analog, not digital like
> b> plasma/DLP/LCDs; but HD never-the-less.  Mine can take an input of 480p, 
> b> 720p, or 1080i.  But I think its native mode is 1080i.
> 
>         According to this article, CRT-based RPTVs still outsell
> microdisplay RPTVs by about a 2:1 margin but that probably includes
> non-HDTV units.
> 
> http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/consumer/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=159906122
> 

Ok, I've never heard them called CRT based units.  They certainly aren't
direct tube units I mentioned.  Anyway, they've been around for several 
years and while the newer plasma/dlp/lcd screens are gaining, this link 
says they have some catching up to do.

Thanks for the clarification...
Brian