[mythtv-users] HDTV suggestions - Sharp Aquos?

[Armblessed]

Ah, Sorry about that.  dummy me hit "send" instead of save when I was
looking
for the info.  Luckily, I found his last e-mail:

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Since several people have asked:

I have a Sharp LC-40C32U 32" LCD. I am using DVI input from a 6200TC
Nvidia card.

These two modelines seem to work reasonably well with the DVI input

ModeLine "1360x768 at 60" 84.50 1360 1392 1712 1744 768 783 791 807
ModeLine "1368x768 at 60" 85.5 1360 1424 1536 1792 768 771 776 794 -hsync
-vsync

The second modeline comes from someone else on this mailing list.

All looks good now. FWIW, 1280x768 without modelines seemed to work
just as well.

--
Mark L. Chang
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Hope this helps you out. :)

-Lionel


On 11/22/06, Armblessed <armblessed at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I have that exact model.  If you're planning on using an DVI to HDMI to
> hook up your machine, plan on hitting a serious snag regarding overscan.
> I only experience it when in X-windows since you can tweak MythTV to
> compesnate for the overscan issues.  So when I'm in x-windows, I can
> only see the very top of my taskbar and have a hard time finding the close
>
> window button at the top right if the application window is switched to
> fullscreen.  Most of everything I've have tried in MythTV works just fine
> with
> the screen tweaking menus so it's not really that much of a problem at
> all.
>
> I did try it on XP using a little app called Powerstrip.  I was able to
> compesnate for the overscan with the DVI to HDMI setup.  I don't have
> MCE so I can't vouch for that OS but I can say that I did tackle it with
> XP & Powerstrip.
>
> That being said, the TV itself is very nice. I got mine from Newegg for
> less than
> $899.  For the all the features and picture quality this HDTV gives, it's
> still
> a great buy.  Excellent picture quality, IMO.  Especially when watching
> DVDs.
> You'll just have to deal with  the overscan issues while in x-windows.
>
> There was a conversation earlier this week where a fellow named Mark Chang
> used a Sharp 32" model with a DVI input with great success. I think the
> model
> was LC-4032U.  Don't quote me on that though.  I t
>
>
> On 11/22/06, Jason Pfingstmann <jason at pfingstmann.com > wrote:
> >
> > I'm looking to buy an LCD TV for around $1000-$1500.  I have my eye on
> > the Sharp LC-32D40U.  I know all HDTVs will have overscan, however, I
> > have heard that this model has an especially large % overcscan which
> > is hard (if not impossible using normal means) to adjust for.  What
> > I'm wondering is  if anyone has this model and can verify if this is
> > really a major issue with this unit, or if I should look into another
> > model?
> >
> > Also, since I haven't bought it yet, does anyone have a great looking
> > HDTV LCD that they have working really well with MythTV that is about
> > 32" or so and not too terribly expensive?  Any suggestions would be
> > greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Jason Pfingstmann
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