Could the W3V output to a 50" HDTV Plasma?

In other words, could the graphics chip display a great image, be it for Web surfing or DVD playback, on a 50" HDTV plasma?

Thank you.

 

As long as the HDTV has a S-Video or a VGA input, which they all should have. Why not

 

forget S video for that. If your HDTV doesnt have a vga input i would suggest getting the ATI vga to component video adapter and download power strip utility i use it and it works great. s video will not give you the clarity you probably want. but if you are new to this go over to the avsforums.com i think it is and the Home theatre pc section most the info you are going to need is there its not as simple as plugging it in. You have to use specific resolutions and timings.

 

Humm you suggest it SRD? - HA... at least someone took my advice! ... Going VGA to component is the best way to output from the W2 is you can....... of course vga to vga is easier, but I don't think most plasma's will have anything but component or dvi.....

The ATI card in ALL of Asus' systems can pump out ultra-high resolutions.... so without even knowing the model, you're going to be able to get the best resolution out of your plasma possible.. from any of these systems. Most plasmas are like WXGA or maybe WSXGA if you're lucky.... so their res is not that great for computer use.

 

We routinely use laptops to output images to plasmas, or --- DPI projectors (DLP Projectors with 10,000 lumens) in theatrical settings. If you wanna talk about a mind blowing experience, we've run HD (hidef) into these projectors - an image that rivals and in many cases surpasses 35mm film quality.

One of our favorite things we did after examining the specs, and color calibration, after discussing 24p vs 29.97, and setting aspect ratios and pixel depth, blah blah blah...

was to play Quake on an 85 foot screen.
That was nuts!

 

SMA - you had me following your professional tone... till the blah blah blah and quake on an 85 foot screen, haha...... We'd like to use you as a case study... someone who actually uses technology as most people wish they could....... that must have been something to see...

 

Justin ive used that method for the past 2 years i have had pcs before i ever came to this forum you know. nothing beats dvi to dvi if possible though.

 

No.. I know... I've been pushing people to get that adapter because it's better than s-video and when people complain something like the V6 doesn't have s-video... I say... well s-video is overrated anyway... but not go this route regardless of if you have s-video out on your system or not.......... granted you have component inputs.

 

The thing about s video is its easier. You can just plug into a tv set the tv out in the control panel and it works. But with the components it wont work with every resolution then theres the overscan or underscan issue and how to set it to progressive scan instead of interlace or to set to a High def resolution but then you cant play dvds on the tv cause of macrovision or whatever it is that stops you. then you need dvd idle to disable it. then if u want to play games you have issues cause alot of game menus are 800 by 600 and HDTV doesnt support that res so you need to get around that its a bit of a pain if you are new to it. but if your smart wich asus buyers are of course you can figure it out.

 

Ok - you've got me there..... but most people who are looking for that out to the tv are looking to do it for quality purposes......... so in that case, those looking for quality and looking at just s-video might not realize they can do better......... but at the same time, if it's just for a hook up to show off something quickly... then s-video is the way to go.......

My point was more along the lines of people not getting the V6 because it's too thin for them to have included s-video...... and they're mainly looking for a quality output for video or what have you...

 

As far as I know, S-video is going to be limited to NTSC/PAL resolution - 720x480. Component doesn't have that limitation.

If all you're looking for is NTSC/PAL, then yes - it would have been nice to have that built in, but beyond that, I would definitely prefer the VGA>component method.

Justin, yes it is quite cool to be able to push the technology, though the downside of being bleeding edge are the frequent cuts.

In '98 we did the first theatrical release of a motion picture, digitally, via satellite. Laptops were our friends then for all sorts of tests.

Now, I'm looking to play out an entire HD feature through the Asus. It'll be interesting because we also want to output 7 channels of digital audio. Format and drive speed/capacity and bottlenecking on a show that long are all of interest.
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sweet... I totally understand...

 

Here's are plasma TV specs:

1,366 x 768 native pixel resolution

It supports a range of PC input signals, including resolutions of VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA, and UXGA.

Input and Output Connectors Component Video/RGB- 3-BNC (x 1 input)
Audio for Component/RGB- RCA (x 2, 1 stereo pair)

PC/Component Video/RGB- 15-Pin (x 1 input)
Audio for PC- Stereo Mini (x 1 input)

S-Video- 4-Pin (x 1 input)
Composite Video- BNC (x 1 input, 1 output)
Audio for S-Video and Composite- RCA (x 2, 1 stereo pair)

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What type of connection would you recommend from the W3V for the best output quality?

Thank you.

 

IF you have straight RGB (VGA) plug..... use that....... 2nd choice would be to use a vga to component video adapter.. but if your plasma has vga already, just use that.