Nvidia 6600 HDTV Output Better than the 6800? 25
SupaFox asks: "I was reading through the specs of the soon to be released Nvidia GeForce 6600 and on the last line of the features and benefits page it reads: 'Integrated HDTV Encoder Provides world-class HDTV-out functionality up to and including 1920x1080i resolutions.' I don't see this listed explicitly on the features page for the potentially more expensive 6800. Does that mean using a 6600 is a better option for someone building a media center or HTPC or getting a fancy new LCD or Plasma display as a primary or secondary display option for a PC or is the 6800 just as good? Any thoughts?"
6800 has HDTV (Score:5, Informative)
This doesn't mean it's not the better choice for a media center, but it looks like it has the HDTV stuff.
Re:6800 has HDTV (Score:4, Funny)
I think this is a new record for ask slashdot.
Re:6800 has HDTV (Score:2)
Re:6800 has HDTV (Score:2, Interesting)
The 6600 "Provides world-class HDTV-out functionality up to and including 1920x1080i resolutions." [nvidia.com] The 6800 does not.
Better link for 6800 and HDTV output (Score:5, Informative)
Hopefully this more directly addresses the issue.
is it possible to get widescreen resoluitons? (Score:1)
Re:is it possible to get widescreen resoluitons? (Score:3, Informative)
That would be my first guess. Sometimes folks only try the slider...
Re:is it possible to get widescreen resoluitons? (Score:1)
Re:is it possible to get widescreen resoluitons? (Score:2)
Even if the person knows how to do it, once they enter CompUSA, all skillz fade away...
Re:is it possible to get widescreen resoluitons? (Score:1, Informative)
A 6800 for a HTPC?! (Score:5, Insightful)
There are cheaper cards that can do media decoding. Plus all those high-end card have huge honking loud-ass fans on them.
Are you going to be running Doom3 on it or something?
I use low-end GeForce cards for my arcade machines (like the GF4-440; no fans!) and for my HTPC I use the PVR-350 output... wonderful card that. You see, all that stuff is just 2D output which isn't really that different from low to high-end.
Re:A 6800 for a HTPC?! (Score:1)
Existing cards with DVI on DVI-capable TVs (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Existing cards with DVI on DVI-capable TVs (Score:1)
Just do 540P (Score:2)
Re:Just do 540P (Score:2)
It usually doesn't work that way. Most TVs will down-convert any resolution under 1080i at 480p, including 540p.
Re:Just do 540P (Score:2)
Sometimes the video drivers do not support interlaced modes and then you can set the resolution to 1920x540 and get the TV to sync at 1080I.
Re:Just do 540P (Score:2)
I suggest you try it sometime.
Re:Just do 540P (Score:2)
I just hooked up to the component inputs and presto. And no this is not some LCD that is adjusting for my mistake it is a rear projection Sony that is taking the signal on the component inputs.
Re:Just do 540P (Score:2)
Re:Just do 540P (Score:2)
I think I could not find the manual. It is a 4x3 rear projection set that does vertical compression of the 1080I input so that you end up seeing a letterboxed image.
AVS Forum has an HTPC sub forum (Score:5, Informative)