Ok. I was wondering if anyone can clue me in. The last few high-end ATI All-In-Wonder Cards have HDTV hardware built in, they have component HDTV outputs- yet it appears that the built-in tuner as well as the software is not HDTV compatible. There is no way to watch HDTV on your computer monitor despite the fact that it has all the expensive decoder hardware built in. What up with that?
I know ATI sells expensive set-top boxes. Could there be a conflict of interest going on here?
I know ATI sells expensive set-top boxes. Could there be a conflict of interest going on here?
Lifter,
I don't think this AIW card is HDTV compatible, even though it might hint that subtly.
You need HiPix, MyHD, etc.
I don't think this AIW card is HDTV compatible, even though it might hint that subtly.
You need HiPix, MyHD, etc.
Did you receiver you 9850 Lifter ?
And which LCD screen are you using ? DELL UXGA ? If so, which controller ?
And which LCD screen are you using ? DELL UXGA ? If so, which controller ?
Got my 9850 yesterday. The only complaint I have about it is that it makes a loud noise when you first turn it on. Whatever. It was from ebay so I don't know how used the lamp is. It has two very interesting features on it. One is an extra lens that slides under the projection lens to zoom in on the image. The other is a color-temp control knob. W/ the zoom lens on (which I prolly won't use anyways), I get some blue in one corner than I can't get rid of. Other than that, it's very nice. The only mistake I made was wiping the mirror w/ a lens cloth. I guess your not supposed to do that.
I'm going to a fabric store today to get some blackout cloth, both for a screen and to cover the projecter (like the cardboard on ywh's PJ) so I don't get all this ambient light going everywhere.
I was going to wait a while and get a Dell UXGA laptop screen and a controller board (probably spend $500 or more), but I think I'm going to go to Fry's (an electronics store) and buy a cheap desktop LCD monitor for $250. Then, when I have more cash, I can go the high-quality route. I figure that if the monitor I buy today can't be dissasembled, I can just put it back together and use it (my brother really want's a flat panel monitor and will buy it off me). If it does work, I'll just put it back together and give it to him when I buy the UXGA panel. This way, I can familiarize myself with everything on a cheaper panel.
I'm going to a fabric store today to get some blackout cloth, both for a screen and to cover the projecter (like the cardboard on ywh's PJ) so I don't get all this ambient light going everywhere.
I was going to wait a while and get a Dell UXGA laptop screen and a controller board (probably spend $500 or more), but I think I'm going to go to Fry's (an electronics store) and buy a cheap desktop LCD monitor for $250. Then, when I have more cash, I can go the high-quality route. I figure that if the monitor I buy today can't be dissasembled, I can just put it back together and use it (my brother really want's a flat panel monitor and will buy it off me). If it does work, I'll just put it back together and give it to him when I buy the UXGA panel. This way, I can familiarize myself with everything on a cheaper panel.
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