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Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] HDTV solution @1080i ???
From: "Kevin Kuphal" <kkuphal () gmail ! com>
Date: 2008-04-28 6:14:27
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On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 1:04 AM, <zoiks2004-ivtv@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> --- Dean Harding <dean.harding@dload.com.au> wrote:
>
> > zoiks2004-ivtv@yahoo.com wrote:
> > I don't remember the exact model number, but it's
> > got VGA & HDMI inputs,
> > and I found the VGA input actually looked better...
> > why would think it
> > would have to do any scaling? VGA itself can handle
> > higher resolutions
> > than HD TV (my old CRT monitor at work used to run
> > at 1600x1200 for
> > example).
>
> Welp, I was looking at some Sharp Aquos models which
> have VGA inputs, and the manuals listed all the
> supported modes for that input fall short of full
> 1080x1920 resolution (though the TVs themselves are
> native 1080x1920 and it can handle full res with
> component or HDMI inputs). Here's a manual:
>
> http://www.sharpusa.com/files/tel_man_LC42_46_52D64U.pdf
>
> It shows a highest rest for VGA input to be
> 1600x1200@60Hz. No 1080 mode. Also, at least some of
> the LG models only go to 1360x768 for the VGA input.
>
> Googling around I saw other people complaining about
> the same thing with other TVs. Somewhere (can't
> remember) I saw it claimed that VGA inputs typically
> don't support 1080x1920 because it's not a true VGA
> mode.
>
> In any event I'm pretty sure I can do 1080p/i with
> Y-Pb-Pr on a Sharp TV, but it would be nice to have a
> digital link via HDMI -> HDMI or DVI -> HDMI (with
> separate sound). This seems to be the part that gets
> more sketchy.
A friend of mine using Myth has it connected using a DVI -> HDMI cable
conencted to an FX5200 and it is beautiful running at 1080p. He didn't do
much other than set his xorg.conf to 1920x1080 and let it fly.
Kevin
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 1:04 AM, <<a \
href="mailto:zoiks2004-ivtv@yahoo.com">zoiks2004-ivtv@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br> \
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; \
BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br>--- Dean Harding <<a \
href="mailto:dean.harding@dload.com.au">dean.harding@dload.com.au</a>> \
wrote:<br><br></div> <div class="Ih2E3d">> <a \
href="mailto:zoiks2004-ivtv@yahoo.com">zoiks2004-ivtv@yahoo.com</a> wrote:<br></div> \
<div class="Ih2E3d">> I don't remember the exact model number, but \
it's<br>> got VGA & HDMI inputs,<br>> and I found the VGA input \
actually looked better...<br>> why would think it<br>> would have to do any \
scaling? VGA itself can handle<br> > higher resolutions<br>> than HD TV (my old \
CRT monitor at work used to run<br>> at 1600x1200 for<br>> \
example).<br><br></div>Welp, I was looking at some Sharp Aquos models which<br>have \
VGA inputs, and the manuals listed all the<br> supported modes for that input fall \
short of full<br>1080x1920 resolution (though the TVs themselves are<br>native \
1080x1920 and it can handle full res with<br>component or HDMI inputs). Here's a \
manual:<br><br><a href="http://www.sharpusa.com/files/tel_man_LC42_46_52D64U.pdf" \
target="_blank">http://www.sharpusa.com/files/tel_man_LC42_46_52D64U.pdf</a><br> \
<br>It shows a highest rest for VGA input to be<br>1600x1200@60Hz. No 1080 mode. \
Also, at least some of<br>the LG models only go to 1360x768 for the VGA \
input.<br><br>Googling around I saw other people complaining about<br> the same thing \
with other TVs. Somewhere (can't<br>remember) I saw it claimed that VGA inputs \
typically<br>don't support 1080x1920 because it's not a true \
VGA<br>mode.<br><br>In any event I'm pretty sure I can do 1080p/i with<br> \
Y-Pb-Pr on a Sharp TV, but it would be nice to have a<br>digital link via HDMI -> \
HDMI or DVI -> HDMI (with<br>separate sound). This seems to be the part that \
gets<br>more sketchy.</blockquote> <div> </div>
<div>A friend of mine using Myth has it connected using a DVI -> HDMI cable \
conencted to an FX5200 and it is beautiful running at 1080p. He didn't do \
much other than set his xorg.conf to 1920x1080 and let it fly. </div>
<div> </div>
<div>Kevin</div></div>
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