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Any experience with HD-out connection anyone?

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I'm talking about the 9 pin Component Cable thing that comes with some Nvidia cards.

I posted this on the Graphics Card section and not the Nvidia section because I figured it'd get more views.

What I'm wondering is, how high of a resolution does it get on an HDTV?

480P, 720P, 960P or 1080i?

Also, is the quality really HD or is it something like regular component cable? (Slightly better than S-video, but not really HD or progressive)

I'm wondering if using this connection, someone could use their projector TV as an HD monitor of a large size?

I used to TRY to use S-Video on a big screen TV but the resolution was too crappy and you couldn't read text.

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I'm talking about the 9 pin Component Cable thing that comes with some Nvidia cards.

I posted this on the Graphics Card section and not the Nvidia section because I figured it'd get more views.

What I'm wondering is, how high of a resolution does it get on an HDTV?

480P, 720P, 960P or 1080i?

Also, is the quality really HD or is it something like regular component cable? (Slightly better than S-video, but not really HD or progressive)

I'm wondering if using this connection, someone could use their projector TV as an HD monitor of a large size?

I used to TRY to use S-Video on a big screen TV but the resolution was too crappy and you couldn't read text.


component,dvi,hdmi, and rgb will give you hd.
s-video wont.

if you have an hd capable monitor then you can use it .

I could be mistaken but if you have HD content on your PC you wish to view on an HDTV then yes, the component output will supply your TV with HD. I have an HDTV tuner card on my PC and it outs perfect HD picture to my HDTV via compoment cable. I have yet to try this with my 8800 gts which claims to do HD out but I fully expect it to work.
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It is HD out, as long as you have the proper component cables. You can select the resolution (1920x1080) for the display. Its pretty cool to have as a game screen too... played HL2 and CS:S on my HDTV, was pretty damn sweet i must say...

:p 
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So in other words, the connection and box art is lying? It's basically advertising HD out when it's just standard video converted to RGB?


no i am just saying that with the cables i was talking about
will pass an hd signal through them.
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component,dvi,hdmi, and rgb will give you hd.
s-video wont.

if you have an hd capable monitor then you can use it .


Well the connector isn't just S-video, it looks like a plain S-video port but has added connectors for the component connector.

As to what kind of output it provides, RGB or Component (Y,U,V / Y,Pb,Pr) he should check with User Manual.


The Hybrid connector (top) and the Svideo connector;



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component,dvi,hdmi, and rgb will give you hd.
s-video wont.

if you have an hd capable monitor then you can use it .


Well the connector isn't just S-video, it looks like a plain S-video port but has added connectors for the component connector.

As to what kind of output it provides, RGB or Component (Y,U,V / Y,Pb,Pr) he should check with User Manual.


The Hybrid connector (top) and the Svideo connector;

ok then i would imagine that hybrid s-vid should carry an hd signal
just fine. since regular s-vid splits the signal in two.

and the hybrid s-vid will carry all three.

cool thanks didnt know that :D 



The dongle;

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