Hi,

I want to build a home theater PC and I have a few questions.

If a Videocard has a DVI out does that automatically mean it can display
HDTV on my Hitachi 65xwx20b? Will I be able to use windows, surf the web,
play games, watch dvds, all on my tv without the need for a monitor if I use
the DVI output?

Also what video card would you recommend to do this?

Will I also be able to download HDTV material and play it in HDTV on my TV
if I do this? Thanks for your help.

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Jerry Brewster wrote:
| If a Videocard has a DVI out does that automatically mean it can display
| HDTV on my Hitachi 65xwx20b?

Only if your Hitachi supports DVI. For general 2D work (and play) DVI
graphics cards are mostly the same, and follow the same standard.

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Ben M.

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Jerry Brewster wrote:
| If a Videocard has a DVI out does that automatically mean it can display
| HDTV on my Hitachi 65xwx20b?

Only if your Hitachi supports DVI. For general 2D work (and play) DVI
graphics cards are mostly the same, and follow the same standard.

- --
Ben M.

- ----------------
What are Software Patents for?
To protect the small enterprise from bigger companies.

What do Software Patents do?
In its current form, they protect only companies with
big legal departments as they:
a.) Patent everything no matter how general
b.) Sue everybody. Even if the patent can be argued
invalid, small companies can ill-afford the
typical $500k cost of a law-suit (not to mention
years of harrasment).

Don't let them take away your right to program
whatever you like. Make a stand on Software Patents
before its too late.

Read about the ongoing battlUntitled 1e at http://swpat.ffii.org/
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Know where I can get HDTV content to play through my computer?

Is it at least out there somewhere? My friend says he has a file wich is an
episode of Enterprise in HDTV, would this show in HDTV on my HDTV if it does
have DVI input?


"Ben Measures" <saint_abroadremove@removehotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Jerry Brewster wrote:
> | If a Videocard has a DVI out does that automatically mean it can display
> | HDTV on my Hitachi 65xwx20b?
>
> Only if your Hitachi supports DVI. For general 2D work (and play) DVI
> graphics cards are mostly the same, and follow the same standard.
>
> - --
> Ben M.
>
> - ----------------
> What are Software Patents for?
> To protect the small enterprise from bigger companies.
>
> What do Software Patents do?
> In its current form, they protect only companies with
> big legal departments as they:
> a.) Patent everything no matter how general
> b.) Sue everybody. Even if the patent can be argued
> invalid, small companies can ill-afford the
> typical $500k cost of a law-suit (not to mention
> years of harrasment).
>
> Don't let them take away your right to program
> whatever you like. Make a stand on Software Patents
> before its too late.
>
> Read about the ongoing battlUntitled 1e at http://swpat.ffii.org/
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Know where I can get HDTV content to play through my computer?

Is it at least out there somewhere? My friend says he has a file wich is an
episode of Enterprise in HDTV, would this show in HDTV on my HDTV if it does
have DVI input?


"Ben Measures" <saint_abroadremove@removehotmail.com> wrote in message
news:0iGOb.172$LU2.60@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk...
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> Jerry Brewster wrote:
> | If a Videocard has a DVI out does that automatically mean it can display
> | HDTV on my Hitachi 65xwx20b?
>
> Only if your Hitachi supports DVI. For general 2D work (and play) DVI
> graphics cards are mostly the same, and follow the same standard.
>
> - --
> Ben M.
>
> - ----------------
> What are Software Patents for?
> To protect the small enterprise from bigger companies.
>
> What do Software Patents do?
> In its current form, they protect only companies with
> big legal departments as they:
> a.) Patent everything no matter how general
> b.) Sue everybody. Even if the patent can be argued
> invalid, small companies can ill-afford the
> typical $500k cost of a law-suit (not to mention
> years of harrasment).
>
> Don't let them take away your right to program
> whatever you like. Make a stand on Software Patents
> before its too late.
>
> Read about the ongoing battlUntitled 1e at http://swpat.ffii.org/
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