HDTV cards for Linux

[Brian Densmore]

Ok, now I'm confused. Isn't the HD-3000 a 
HD video capture card? Doesn't it have the 
proper connectors going into the card? If 
not what would be the point of the card?
I see two connectors that *look* like coax
connectors on the card, one of which is
specifically designated as an antenna connector.
Not that I care, I won't be buying one,
I have no use for a HD card in my Linux machine.
Unless it is useful for doing 3D modeling, but
a good 21" monitor and a decent graphics card is
all that is really needed there. I would suspect
most VGA monitors are natively capable of HDTV?
Or am I wrong on that one?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Clinton 
> 
> Brian Densmore wrote:
> > Elaborate please. I thought some cable companies were 
> > ...
> 
> ... arrives at the cable box, it's decoded and given to the TV 
> for display 
> (480i/p, 720i/p, 1020i/p, DVI -- all standards). You could 
> receive the 
> signal from the cable box and do something with it if you had 
> the right 
> connectors but, other than that, you won't be decoding the 
> data stream 
> from the cable company yourself.
> 
> > I'm not sure what all the hubbub is about anyway.
> 
> Well, as an owner of a 1080i CRT TV, I can attest to the great 
> improvement in quality offered by HD signals. 
Ok. I hadn't noticed any problem with current selections. I guess
you have be an aficionado to appreciate. Kind of like high end
stereo systems capable of blowing the windows out of one's house.
I have an old friend that had one of those systems, he's deaf now and 
his $10,000 (1978 dollars) stereo is useless to him. I'm sure HD is
great to look at, kind of like Ferrari's. I'm perfectly happy with
my old beat up Chevy though.