What are your/anyone&#39;s experiences buying a $25 DVI-HDMI type cable compared to the $150 monster cables available at the brick and mortars?<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 1/9/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Steven Adeff
</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:adeffs.mythtv@gmail.com">adeffs.mythtv@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On 1/8/07, Lord Darkhelmet &lt;<a href="mailto:lord_darkhelmet@accesscomm.ca">lord_darkhelmet@accesscomm.ca</a>&gt; wrote:<br>&gt; I have a Panasonic plasma model TH-58PX60 and not sure of how to connect<br>&gt; it to myth.&nbsp;&nbsp;My video card has DVI out and the plasma has a HDMI
<br>&gt; input,&nbsp;&nbsp;do I just get a DVI to HDMI cable and call it done or do I have<br>&gt; to worry about setting the modelines ?<br><br><a href="http://www.monoprice.com">www.monoprice.com</a>, buy a DVI to HDMI cable. (I always suggest buying
<br>it a little longer than you *think* you need)<br><br>Modes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;1280x720_60&quot;<br>or<br>Modes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;1366x768_60&quot;<br><br>should work fine. you may need to add all/any of the following as well,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Option&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;FlatPanelProperties&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Scaling = native&quot;
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Option&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;IgnoreDisplayDevices&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;TV, CRT&quot;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Option&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;ExactModeTimingsDVI&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;1&quot;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Option&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;UseEDIDDpi&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;0&quot;
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Option&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;UseEDIDFreqs&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;0&quot;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Option&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;ModeValidation&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;AllowNon60HzDFPModes,<br>NoEdidMaxPClkCheck, NoMaxPClkCheck, NoHorizSyncCheck,<br>NoVertRefreshCheck, NoEdidDFPMaxSizeCheck, NoEdidModes&quot;
<br><br><br>you can also try getting the EDID information and building a modeline.<br>using the 1.0-9746 drivers, launch X and run nvidia-settings (if you<br>want, you can run it from an ssh session wit the &quot;-c :0.0&quot; parameter),
<br>and read the EDID output.<br>--<br>Steve<br>Before you ask, read the FAQ!<br><a href="http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions">http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions</a>
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