[mythtv-users] Preferred interface for HDTV?

[John Finlay]

stefan_jones at comcast.net wrote:
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> From: John Finlay <finlay at moeraki.com>
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>> stefan_jones at comcast.net wrote:
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>>> I'm planning a new MythBox. I really don't want to spend a bundle on a 
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>> does-everything system; I'll pay more for a good processor and fast memory and 
>> good drives, but not (for example) an SLI-capable motherboard.
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>>> One of the MBs I'm looking at has a GeForce 7050 built in chipset built in . . 
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>> . but only a VGA output.
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>>> Now, right now my old MythBox is connected to my 780p Samsung HDTV with VGA. 
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>> The FX 5200 knows it's a big LCD and set the Linux desktop screen resolution to 
>> 12?? x 768 (don't have the machine on right now) and it looks just great, as far 
>> as I'm concerned. But so far I haven't streamed HD (I can't . . . the processor 
>> won't really handle it.)
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>>> My question is . . . will I be able to stream 780p video to the set via an VGA 
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>> interface? Should I spend more and get a faster nVidia card with DVI outputs?
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>> How about something like this that would allow you to use either?
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>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138061
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> That sounds like an interesting board, and most of the users seem to like it a lot. Do you have personal experience with it?
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Yes I use one as a FE into my 42" 1080p Vizio thru the HDMI at 1080p.
>  Most of the reviews seemed to be by Windows users; if you have one, were you able to get over the no-audio-with-HDMI problem
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My TV has an RCA audio input for one of the HDMI ports. Audio does not 
work over the HDMI though I think it might in Windows but I haven't 
tried that.

John