From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 16 15:22:03 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE64916A494 for ; Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:22:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@flat.berklix.net) Received: from thin.berklix.org (thin.berklix.org [194.246.123.68]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C57A43D58 for ; Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:21:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhs@flat.berklix.net) Received: from js.berklix.net (p549A5174.dip.t-dialin.net [84.154.81.116]) (authenticated bits=128) by thin.berklix.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id kAGFLk9P065432; Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:21:47 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from jhs@flat.berklix.net) Received: from fire.jhs.private (fire.jhs.private [192.168.91.41]) by js.berklix.net (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id kAGFLcsZ016900; Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:21:39 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from jhs@flat.berklix.net) Received: from fire.jhs.private (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fire.jhs.private (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id kAGFLcVc094348; Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:21:38 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from jhs@fire.jhs.private) Received: (from jhs@localhost) by fire.jhs.private (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id kAGFLc4p094347; Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:21:38 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from jhs) Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:21:38 +0100 (CET) Message-Id: <200611161521.kAGFLc4p094347@fire.jhs.private> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org From: "Julian Stacey" Organization: http://berklix.com BSD Unix C Net Consultancy, Munich/Muenchen Fcc: sent User-agent: EXMH http://beedub.com/exmh/ on FreeBSD http://freebsd.org X-URL: http://berklix.com/~jhs/cv/ X-Fallback: jhs@mail.brierdr.com, jhs@freebsd.org, jhs@berklix.net Subject: HDMI cards ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:22:04 -0000 FreeBSD Hardware people, I'm about to buy a big TV, (for TV not as console). For FreeBSD+Xorg linkage I presume DVI is the interface needed, & DVI-I not DVI-D ? & HDMI to be avoided ? I don't know if FreeBSD & X even drives cards for HDMI ? To future proof: If a DVI or HDMI card later dies & need replacing, Question of what'll then be popular: I suppose DVI will migrate to normal PC main boards later, not HDMI. (HDMI has inbuilt HDCP, (whereas DVI has HDCP only if TV also has "HD Ready" as mine will have), so perhaps 1 more reason DVI will win & HDMI may die, to avoid Hollywood crippling ?) PS Acronym & resolution notes here http://www.berklix.com/~jhs/txt/tv.html Julian -- Julian Stacey. BSD Unix C Net Consultancy, Munich/Muenchen http://berklix.com Mail Ascii, not HTML. Ihr Rauch = mein allergischer Kopfschmerz. http://berklix.org/free-software