Rich:<br><br> Below where you link to the "ComponentOut" wiki area of MythTV you mention that the information contained in ComponentOut also can be applied to DVI->HDMI.<br><br>I happen to be running DVI->HDMI also and am trying to figure out if all my settings in my
Xorg.conf file are correct. I see several settings that seem to mention component video...which of these config options are needed with DVI->HDMI?<br><br>--Douglas Wagner<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/2/07,
<b class="gmail_sendername">Rich West</b> <<a href="mailto:Rich.West@wesmo.com">Rich.West@wesmo.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Jim Shank wrote:<br>> A little over a month ago, in an effort to move away from my DirecTiVo I<br>> decided to give MythTV a try. I recently upgraded my main PC and decided to<br>> allocate my old development box to this project. It consists of:
<br>> ASUS K8V SE Deluxe motherboard<br>> AMD Athlon 64 3200+<br>> 2GB RAM<br>> ATI X850PRO (AGP)<br>> 500GB SATA HD<br>><br>> <..snip..><br>> Summarizing the actual questions in my long-winded post:
<br>> 1. How can I correct the DVD playback aspect ratio in the Internal player<br>> (tried the menus but nothing changed)?<br>> 2. Recommendation for a video card that will work well with MythTV and can<br>> handle 1080p through a DVI connection.
<br>> 3. Recommendation for a DirecTV receiver (cheap) that works extremely well<br>> with MythTV (serial control). Are there any with 1394 video connections?<br>> 4. Any complaints about HDHomeRun or is that a solid investment?
<br>><br><br>I can take a stab at this. I went through something rather similar<br>(dual-tuner DirecTivo to MythTV conversion) about 6 months ago. Believe<br>me, in the end, it is all worth it. :)<br><br>The problems with your aspect ratio and your TV are likely related to
<br>the ATI card. With the nVidia GeForce 6200 card, once you get the<br>syntax down just right for the xorg.conf file, the aspect setting is a<br>snap. Personally, on one of my sets, I use a DVI to HDMI adapter cable,<br>
and it works great. (See<br><a href="http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/ComponentOut">http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/ComponentOut</a> for tips.. the title<br>is a little misleading as it can be applied to DVI and HDMI).
<br><br>I still have three of the RCA DirecTV (DRD435HR) set top boxes that I<br>control via the low-speed serial port. Check out<br><a href="http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Controlling_DirecTV_STB_via_USB">http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Controlling_DirecTV_STB_via_USB
</a>.<br>I'll probably shut down one of them when I get my HDHomeRun for OTA HD.<br><br>I recently posted a question about the HDHomeRun to the list. Everyone<br>responded in the positive, with a lot of praise about how easy it was to
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