[mythtv-users] Which TV connector type?

[Jan Vilhuber]

One possible word of caution: My TV says that I MUST connect a PC to  
the PC-DVI input. But there, I loose a lot of picture-tuning  
functionality. They claim I can NOT connect my PC to HDMI, though  
neither the manual nor the tech support guy I talked to would  
elaborate on why (the tech guy said the TV wouldn't even recognize  
the PC, as the signals were different, which sounds weird).

I'm going to try it anyway (once my DVI-HDMI adapter gets here), in  
the hopes that neither the TV nor the mytv-box will asplode. I just  
can't get the picture to look as nice as coming from a DVD player  
into HDMI, nor cable content.

The TV is a mitsubishi 1080p DLP (wd-57731).
jan

On Nov 15, 2006, at 8:11 PM, Viitasaari wrote:

> DVI/HDMI is the only way to go.
>
> They are essentially the same format just different connectors as  
> far as
> video is concerned.
>
> DVI to HDMI adapters are cheap and easy to find.
>
> Hedgehog
>
> On Thu, 2006-11-16 at 13:34 +1100, Phill Edwards wrote:
>> I'm probably going to buy a new telly soon. I've found that I'm
>> overwhelmed by a bewildering mish-mash os specs and standards and
>> options. It actually puts me off buying because I'm just in fear that
>> I'm going to spend a few grand and buy the modern day T equivalent to
>> Betamax. But anyway, that's just a mild rant-ette.
>>
>> When it comes to input connectors for a new telly with MythTV, is
>> there anything I should be looking out for? Most of them seem to have
>> HDMI inputs - will that play nice with MythTV or will I have to spend
>> a packet on a new video card to connect to it? From what I've read  
>> DVI
>> quality is the same as HDMI but DVI seems to be more popular on this
>> list - how come? And what about VGA?
>>
>> And am I right in thinking there is no such connector type as HDCP -
>> it's actually a protocol that the evil empire wants but is only
>> compatible with HDMI?
>>
>> If someone could share a few brief pros & cons on the different
>> options that would be great.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Phill
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