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I tried this card- http://sewelldirect.com/radeon-9200-ati-video-card.asp so I could use my existing LCD monitor with my hdtv (to extend the desktop). Initially I couldn't get the wega to work - finally I downloaded the latest ATI Catalyst drivers and set the refresh rate on the wega to 30 Hz and it's been working great ever since. The ATI drivers have HDTV settings so I have it set to their default 1080i.

This has been a godsend for using movielink and cinemanow - I just need to find some more ways to get HD content into my PC!]]>Feb 8th 2006 12:00PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/
Fortunatetly my TV has DVI in, so I just used that. When I turn the tv off though, the system shows it as not an active monitor, and I have to go to display properties EVERY time I turn it back on to use it. ]]>Feb 8th 2006 12:06PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/That is interesting because I play DVD's on my 9700 all the time. I have to remove the macrovision first because it limits DVD's over analoge outputs to 480p.]]>Feb 8th 2006 12:11PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/Feb 8th 2006 1:19PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/Feb 8th 2006 1:19PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/Definatly do be carful when messing with this sort of thing. I was playing F.E.A.R. on my tv and wanted to change the resolution. The tv started making a very high pitched screeming sound and would not display anything. The next morning I had multiple bars all over the TV. VERY SCARY!!!
another reset and the TV hasn't done that since.
for those using Radeon cards you may also want to check out the Omega driver at www.omegadrivers.net]]>Feb 8th 2006 1:24PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/Feb 8th 2006 2:05PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/640x350 31.5KHz 70Hz
640x480 31.5KHz 60Hz
640x480 37.9KHz 72Hz
640x480 37.5KHz 75Hz
800x600 35.2KHz 56Hz
800x600 37.9KHz 60Hz
800x600 48.1KHz 72Hz
800x600 46.9KHz 75Hz
1024x768 48.4KHz 60Hz
1024x768 56.5KHz 70Hz
1024x768 60.0KHz 75Hz

Is it possible to get a better resolution by inputting through component?

I get a No Signal if I use a differnt res then from the owner's manual with the DVI
]]>Feb 8th 2006 2:36PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/Feb 8th 2006 2:41PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/Feb 8th 2006 2:43PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/Feb 8th 2006 2:46PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/thanks]]>Feb 8th 2006 4:36PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/GG~

I'm building a new HTPC, the last part I need is the AGP card. The TV is a native 1080 DVI (with HDPC). Whats the lowest budget card do you think I can get that could upscale my DVD's to 1080i? This PC will be used for IPTV, OTAHD and upscalling DVD's.
I'm thinking around a 5700.. but.. who knows.

Thanks again~
]]>Feb 8th 2006 10:44PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/Feb 8th 2006 10:57PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/Feb 8th 2006 11:17PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/Feb 8th 2006 11:35PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/
Thanks
Ben]]>Feb 8th 2006 11:45PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/Feb 9th 2006 12:11AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/My hitachi lcd rphdtv has a resolution of 768 but my powerbook only has options for 720 or 1080.]]>Feb 9th 2006 11:25AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/Yes it is called DisplayconfigX you can find it here.
http://www.3dexpress.de/]]>Feb 9th 2006 11:30AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/Feb 9th 2006 8:00PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/They tell you that because the TV doesn't support the standard PC resolutions. So it won't work unless you use a custom resolution on the PC. My Mitsubishi says the same thing but it works fine when I feed it 1080i]]>Feb 9th 2006 8:22PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/Feb 10th 2006 1:10PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/Feb 16th 2006 8:42PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/Feb 16th 2006 9:50PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/Feb 19th 2006 8:29PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/
And remember, there are no stupid questions, just stupid people. (ha ha)]]>Feb 28th 2006 7:41PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/Your best bet is to use the digital audio out. Not sure which Powerbook you have but some of them have it. You will need an adaptor like this.
Belkin PureAV Digital Optical Audio Cable with Mini-Toslink Adapter
Which can be found on Apple's store.
You can also use the stereo out.
]]>Feb 28th 2006 8:07PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/i will try dvi2dvi now, but first i have to buy a card.

a powerfull solution but only on windows with pahelia pve can do wonderfull things in hd - i was very impressed, i build this as a presentation system for a video production company on a acer 3705-mgw lcd panel. the acer is a good choice, it costs about 2000€ in germany and runs max 1920x1080 real. the integrated somehow linux based streaming client i figured out is a oem dlink DSM-320. i am wondering if there is any open source stuff to be able to use this streaming client as a vdr streaming client. that would be nice, no expensive cables, just a network connection.
anyway, so i tried nvidia gforce-6600 with component out, or pahelia pve, but all this is only under windows, i have not figured out how to get that under linux, i will check out the sigmadesign cards based on em6821.
finally there is cheap and usefull way i think, a normal graphic card with dvi2dvi hopefully supporting 1366x768 under linux and a hd component out from this allwell card.
all this somehow second output options from nvidia or matrox are not handle under linux, or i have not it found jet.
so this are my hd-experiences, regards ulf from berlin-de
ps. do i understand this here correct, all you running a privat free hd tv community project, this OTA? ]]>Mar 11th 2006 11:49AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/Mar 12th 2006 5:22PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/Most video cards will output video (overlay) from one output at a time. Try setting the VGA out to the primary display. Then you should see video.]]>Mar 12th 2006 6:43PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/MarkerTek: http://www.markertek.com/SearchProduct.asp?item=HDMIM%2DDVIDF&off=11&sort=prod
OmegaDrivers: http://www.omegadrivers.net/]]>Mar 14th 2006 4:54PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/]]>Mar 19th 2006 11:32AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/
Regards,
Cristian]]>Apr 3rd 2006 11:46AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/
I am looking for a guide as to what is the best setup for a HDTV, can it be connected by VGA? or Component, HDI, or DVI. I know all these terms but would like to know the pro's and cons of connecting with each.]]>Apr 4th 2006 4:56PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/
I'm looking for a pc dvr solution.
Thanks in advance.]]>Apr 7th 2006 9:08PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/I can connect the same PC to the TV with an S-Video cable and it works. But am trying to get higher resolution using the DVI output.]]>Nov 24th 2007 1:17AM