Re: [mythtv-users] Gigabyte video card

2005-12-01 Thread Len Reed
Matt Mossholder wrote: I've run into this one before... the problem with your FX5200 may be that the TV expects HDCP to be supported by the video card. My Panasonic is that way... I just get black screens on a FX5200 while DVI out of the cablebox works fine. If so, you need to go

Re: [mythtv-users] Gigabyte video card

2005-12-01 Thread Steve Adeff
On Thursday 01 December 2005 00:02, Matt Mossholder wrote: I've run into this one before... the problem with your FX5200 may be that the TV expects HDCP to be supported by the video card. My Panasonic is that way... I just get black screens on a FX5200 while DVI out of the cablebox works

Re: [mythtv-users] Gigabyte video card

2005-11-30 Thread Matt Mossholder
I've run into this one before... the problem with your FX5200 may be that the TV expects HDCP to be supported by the video card. My Panasonic is that way... I just get black screens on a FX5200 while DVI out of the cablebox works fine. If so, you need to go pick up a 6000 series or 7000

Re: [mythtv-users] Gigabyte video card

2005-11-29 Thread Steve Adeff
On Monday 28 November 2005 23:53, Len Reed wrote: Steve Adeff wrote: card should work fine. Looks similar to NVIDIA's reference design. 1080i over DVI to an HDTV is hit or miss though. Hit or miss due to weird mismatch between card and HDTV, or do you just mean that some HDTVs don't

[mythtv-users] Gigabyte video card

2005-11-28 Thread pete
Has anyone had experience using the Gigabyte GV-NX62TC256DE video card? It's pretty cheap and has outputs for component video. I'm wondering if it's worth it. specs: http://www.giga-byte.com/VGA/Products/Products_GV-NX62TC256DE.htm Thanks! -Pete

Re: [mythtv-users] Gigabyte video card

2005-11-28 Thread David Rudder
I'm looking at a similar card. I have a couple friends who work for Nvidia, one who makes chips (and, no, this doesn't get me any discounts on cards:( ). He says that the 6200 series does HDTV very well, and are well supported on Linux. There are a couple caveats: Make sure your mainboard

Re: [mythtv-users] Gigabyte video card

2005-11-28 Thread Steve Adeff
On Monday 28 November 2005 16:32, David Rudder wrote: I'm looking at a similar card. I have a couple friends who work for Nvidia, one who makes chips (and, no, this doesn't get me any discounts on cards:( ). He says that the 6200 series does HDTV very well, and are well supported on Linux.

Re: [mythtv-users] Gigabyte video card

2005-11-28 Thread Len Reed
Steve Adeff wrote: card should work fine. Looks similar to NVIDIA's reference design. 1080i over DVI to an HDTV is hit or miss though. Hit or miss due to weird mismatch between card and HDTV, or do you just mean that some HDTVs don't support 1080i into DVI/HMDI but only into component