HDTV as a monitor -- high def?
Hi, My parents have just purchased a FREAKING HUGE 55" Visio HDTV, so epic win. Anyways, best feature: It has an RGB monitor input, which lets me hook up a computer to it. Can you say Media Center PC? :> I'm going to be running Kunewbtu on it when I manage to download the iso for it and overrun my bloated Fedora install. It'll be running NVIDIA proprietary gfx drivers, I'm afraid :( Question: How much work, if any does it take to run in full resolution 1920x1080, if this is possible. I'm not expecting progressive scan or anything fancy, just native HD. Is this possible/how much work is it to make possible on Kunewbtu? I already see myself upgrading the RAM and harddrive on this box mighty fast ;) -- Thanks and best regards, Ryan Rix TamsPalm - The PalmOS Blog (623)-239-1103 <-- Grand Central, baby! Jasmine Bowden - Class of 2009, Marc Rasmussen - Class of 2008, Erica Sheffey - Class of 2009, Rest in peace. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: HDTV as a monitor -- high def?
On Mon, 2009-03-02 at 21:44 -0700, Ryan Rix wrote: > Question: How much work, if any does it take to run in full resolution > 1920x1080, if this is possible. I'm not expecting progressive scan or > anything fancy, just native HD. Not knowing the model of the card makes it more difficult. Hook it up and see what it can do. :) I've found detection of monitor capabilities with newer versions of Xorg to be pretty good at telling me things I didn't know about my hardware. Also, 1920x1080 would (usually) be progressive, you'd probably prefer to go for 720p if it were between that and 1080i (if you do plan to use it for typical desktop use). If you plan on going for a media pc, I'd check some reviews online to see what the best media center project (or distro focused on that end use) current is. Cheers, Josh --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: HDTV as a monitor -- high def?
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 9:44 PM, Ryan Rix wrote: > Hi, > > My parents have just purchased a FREAKING HUGE 55" Visio HDTV, so epic win. > > Anyways, best feature: It has an RGB monitor input, which lets me hook up a > computer to it. Can you say Media Center PC? :> > > I'm going to be running Kunewbtu on it when I manage to download the iso > for it and overrun my bloated Fedora install. It'll be running NVIDIA > proprietary gfx drivers, I'm afraid :( > > Question: How much work, if any does it take to run in full resolution > 1920x1080, if this is possible. I'm not expecting progressive scan or > anything fancy, just native HD. > Is this possible/how much work is it to make possible on Kunewbtu? I > already see myself upgrading the RAM and harddrive on this box mighty fast > ;) > > -- > Thanks and best regards, > Ryan Rix > TamsPalm - The PalmOS Blog > (623)-239-1103 <-- Grand Central, baby! > > Jasmine Bowden - Class of 2009, Marc Rasmussen - Class of 2008, Erica > Sheffey - Class of 2009, Rest in peace. > > I did it recently on a windows computer on my 72" HDTV. All I needed was a video card that has a DVI output that will scale to that resolution and a DVI to HDMI adapter (you can buy them on ebay or locally at Frys). -- JD Austin Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC j...@twingeckos.com 480.288.8195x201 http://www.twingeckos.com Groucho Marx - "I have had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it." --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: HDTV as a monitor -- high def?
Hello Ryan, > > My parents have just purchased a FREAKING HUGE 55" Visio HDTV, so epic win. > > > Question: How much work, if any does it take to run in full resolution > 1920x1080, if this is possible. I'm not expecting progressive scan or > anything fancy, just native HD. > Is this possible/how much work is it to make possible on Kunewbtu? I already > see myself upgrading the RAM and harddrive on this box mighty fast ;) > I have a Samsung 56 inch TV/Monitor with all kinds of connections like VGA, DVI, HDMI. If by RGB you mean VGA, then it shouldn't be any problems connecting that bad boy to the PC. I'm running Fedora 10 with mine and it just comes up in the MAX rez of 1920x1080p. Just make sure you read the TV monitor's manual to see IF it can connected to a PC and what rez. Not all big-screen tvs can do so. Jon --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: HDTV as a monitor -- high def?
Ryan, BTW it's VIZIO VF550XVT1A is the brand and model, aye? http://www.vizio.com/product.aspx?id=2802&pid=1502 Jon Sir Light wrote: > Hello Ryan, > > > > > My parents have just purchased a FREAKING HUGE 55" Visio HDTV, so epic win. > > > > > > Question: How much work, if any does it take to run in full resolution > > 1920x1080, if this is possible. I'm not expecting progressive scan or > > anything fancy, just native HD. > > Is this possible/how much work is it to make possible on Kunewbtu? I already > > see myself upgrading the RAM and harddrive on this box mighty fast ;) > > > > I have a Samsung 56 inch TV/Monitor with all kinds of connections like VGA, > DVI, HDMI. > > If by RGB you mean VGA, then it shouldn't be any problems connecting that bad > boy to the PC. I'm running Fedora 10 with mine and it just comes up in the > MAX rez of 1920x1080p. > > Just make sure you read the TV monitor's manual to see IF it can connected to > a PC and what rez. Not all big-screen tvs can do so. > > Jon > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: HDTV as a monitor -- high def?
Yeah, that's the model. VIZIO VF550XVT1A I meant VGA :] Looks like it can connect a-ok and the manual lists it as one of the connection options. so.. tomorrow I burn this kunewbtu iso (8.04 for the parents so they can be comfortable on a 'normal' kde 3... :( ) and roll with it Thanks folks, I'll let you know how it goes. On 3/3/09, Sir Light wrote: > > Ryan, > > BTW it's VIZIO VF550XVT1A is the brand and model, aye? > > http://www.vizio.com/product.aspx?id=2802&pid=1502 > > Jon > Sir Light wrote: >> Hello Ryan, >> >> > >> > My parents have just purchased a FREAKING HUGE 55" Visio HDTV, so epic >> > win. >> > >> > >> > Question: How much work, if any does it take to run in full resolution >> > 1920x1080, if this is possible. I'm not expecting progressive scan or >> > anything fancy, just native HD. >> > Is this possible/how much work is it to make possible on Kunewbtu? I >> > already >> > see myself upgrading the RAM and harddrive on this box mighty fast ;) >> > >> >> I have a Samsung 56 inch TV/Monitor with all kinds of connections like >> VGA, DVI, HDMI. >> >> If by RGB you mean VGA, then it shouldn't be any problems connecting that >> bad boy to the PC. I'm running Fedora 10 with mine and it just comes up in >> the MAX rez of 1920x1080p. >> >> Just make sure you read the TV monitor's manual to see IF it can connected >> to a PC and what rez. Not all big-screen tvs can do so. >> >> Jon >> --- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Thanks and best regards, Ryan Rix TamsPalm - The PalmOS Blog (623)-239-1103 <-- Grand Central, baby! Jasmine Bowden - Class of 2009, Marc Rasmussen - Class of 2008, Erica Sheffey - Class of 2009, Rest in peace. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
