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I recently built a media server to hook into my network. I want to use
my existing bigscreen HDTV as the monitor. I got an ATI all-In-Wonder
9600 and an adaptor to give it component video output.
So far, I'm frustrated and disappointed, and am looking for suggestions.
My TV doesn't do 720p. So I can either use 480p or 480i, or I can use
1080i.
None of them seem very satisfactory. 1080i is only at an interlaced 30
Hz refresh rate, and 480 is just so goddamned VGA I can't stand it. I
can't even read a website without having to scroll all over the place.
And am I correct that the standard HDTV formats, 480p and 1080i, are both
widescreen formats exclusively? My TV is a 4:3, so the picture is shrunk
with letterboxing when I use either of these, making the 480p picture
very small.
I can sometimes get fullscreen images, but I'm not at all clear on why or
when that is the case. It has gotten very confusing. I seem to not be
able to get fullscreen 1080i. It seems like no matter what I try, it is
always letterboxed.
I need some help and suggestions. My fantasy was to use the big screen
for some gaming, and for photoshop stuff. But with a 640x480 resolution?
Is my best bet to use S-Video instead of Component video, given that I
can get a higher resolution? Or will it be possible for me to configure
it to have a decent resolution using the component video adaptor?
And what will happen when I try to play games at various resolutions?
Will I be unable to get the TV to sync at anything except 480 or 1080?
Anybody been successful at getting an HDTV to work well as a monitor at
high resolution?
--
....I'm an air-conditioned gypsy...
- The Who
I recently built a media server to hook into my network. I want to use
my existing bigscreen HDTV as the monitor. I got an ATI all-In-Wonder
9600 and an adaptor to give it component video output.
So far, I'm frustrated and disappointed, and am looking for suggestions.
My TV doesn't do 720p. So I can either use 480p or 480i, or I can use
1080i.
None of them seem very satisfactory. 1080i is only at an interlaced 30
Hz refresh rate, and 480 is just so goddamned VGA I can't stand it. I
can't even read a website without having to scroll all over the place.
And am I correct that the standard HDTV formats, 480p and 1080i, are both
widescreen formats exclusively? My TV is a 4:3, so the picture is shrunk
with letterboxing when I use either of these, making the 480p picture
very small.
I can sometimes get fullscreen images, but I'm not at all clear on why or
when that is the case. It has gotten very confusing. I seem to not be
able to get fullscreen 1080i. It seems like no matter what I try, it is
always letterboxed.
I need some help and suggestions. My fantasy was to use the big screen
for some gaming, and for photoshop stuff. But with a 640x480 resolution?
Is my best bet to use S-Video instead of Component video, given that I
can get a higher resolution? Or will it be possible for me to configure
it to have a decent resolution using the component video adaptor?
And what will happen when I try to play games at various resolutions?
Will I be unable to get the TV to sync at anything except 480 or 1080?
Anybody been successful at getting an HDTV to work well as a monitor at
high resolution?
--
....I'm an air-conditioned gypsy...
- The Who