[mythtv-users] A/V Receivers & MythTv

[Mark Knecht]

On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 9:33 AM, Brad DerManouelian
<myth at dermanouelian.com> wrote:
>
>  On Apr 18, 2008, at 7:06 AM, Andrew Close wrote:
>
>  > you guys/gals that have Myth hooked up through an AVR, do you run your
>  > video through the receiver as well as the audio?  or directly to the
>  > display?
>  > i'm curious because many of the newer receivers, even some budget
>  > receivers, now have video processors built into them that do a decent
>  > job of upscaling/converting/formatting.  looking at the mid-range
>  > Denons and Onkyos, they all have pretty decent video processors in
>  > them.  they do a very nice job of upscaling DVD and SD video and some
>  > can even cherry pick which signals get upscaled.
>  > i know that Myth can do scaling too.  just wondering if it is as good
>  > as a dedicated HW video processor.  and i'm also wondering if it's
>  > possible to run Myth's output through a dedicated video processor.
>
>  Your video card will almost certainly do a better job of scaling than
>  your receiver. You called it a "dedicated HW video processor". It's
>  actually a dedicated HW audio processor with some video capability
>  added on. Your video card is a dedicated HW video processor.
>
Some of the newer AV receivers do have good chips in them, most
especially for upscaling from things like an SD Tivo to an HD screen.
I'm looking for one with a VGA input so I can drive it directly from
an older Mac Mini.

- Mark