[mythtv-users] LCD HDTV recommendations (that are Myth friendly)...

[Steven Adeff]

On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 3:21 PM, Tom Dexter <digitalaudiorock at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 7:51 PM, Ray Lischner <linux at tempest-sw.com> wrote:
>
>
> > On Tuesday 22 April 2008 02:04 pm, Andrew Close wrote:
>  >
>  >  > ModeLine "1920x1080p60"       148.35  1920    2008    2052    2200    1080    1084    1089    1125
>  >  > +Hsync +Vsync
>  >
>  >  This is what I use for 1080p60 on my 46XBR4:
>  >
>  >  Modeline      "1920x1080" 148.00 1920 2008 2052 2200 1080 1084 1089 1125
>  >
>  >  I haven't the faintest idea whether the difference between 148.00 and
>  >  148.35 is significant. All I know is that what I have works.
>  >
>  >  My FE uses an Intel G965. Except for tearing during fast pans, it works
>  >  fine. I don't know whether the G35 would be different, except that you
>  >  get DVI and possibly HDMI on the board. I had to buy an add-on card to
>  >  get DVI, and then use a DVI-to-HDMI adapter. It all works fine, and the
>  >  cost in minimal, but it's a minor annoyance.
>
>  Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but it should be noted that, if you
>  try and use a modeline named "1920x1080" with the nVidia drivers, it
>  will use the it's build-in 1920x1080 rather than your custom one...at
>  least that's what I thought (??).

yes it will, but it will use a standard HDTV 1920x1080 modeline which
should work with all displays.

-- 
Steve
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