How to setup a plasma TV
Hi all, I would like to setup my plasma TV with EPIA M platform (CLE 266 chipset) and Open Suse 10 My plasma is a Panasonic TH-42PWD6 (40'') I used yast2 but I didn't find any plasma monitor configuration My EPIA platform has a S-video output (on the video card) but no TV card May I use yast2 for this configuration or should I make hand change to xorg config file (PAL, device etc )? TIA Ezio
On 02/01/06, Ezio Sella
Hi all, I would like to setup my plasma TV with EPIA M platform (CLE 266 chipset) and Open Suse 10
My plasma is a Panasonic TH-42PWD6 (40'')
I used yast2 but I didn't find any plasma monitor configuration
My EPIA platform has a S-video output (on the video card) but no TV card
May I use yast2 for this configuration or should I make hand change to xorg config file (PAL, device etc )?
TIA Ezio
Doesn't a Plasma screen generally need a separate tuner box? Which would possibly mean it needed a proper tv tuner card? Sorry if that's a bit negative :-( -- ============================================== I am only human, please forgive me if I make a mistake it is not deliberate. ============================================== Take care this Xmas. PLEASE DON'T drink and drive. Kevan Farmer Linux user #373362 Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR
May I use yast2 for this configuration or should I make hand change to xorg config file (PAL, device etc )? TIA Ezio
Doesn't a Plasma screen generally need a separate tuner box? Which would possibly mean it needed a proper tv tuner card?
Are you sure ? This could be a bad, very bad news ... Where can I verify this ? My plasma is a old Panasonic TH-42PWD6 It has S-Video AND VGA Input and support a few resolution PC and 852x480 (but seems not pal 720x568) TIA ES.
On 02/01/06, Ezio Sella
May I use yast2 for this configuration or should I make hand change to xorg config file (PAL, device etc )? TIA Ezio
Doesn't a Plasma screen generally need a separate tuner box? Which would possibly mean it needed a proper tv tuner card?
Are you sure ? This could be a bad, very bad news ...
Where can I verify this ?
My plasma is a old Panasonic TH-42PWD6 It has S-Video AND VGA Input and support a few resolution PC and 852x480 (but seems not pal 720x568)
TIA ES.
I heard this the other day on the radio. A tv expert was giving advice to listeners. Someobdy rang in about getting a plasma screen tv set up. They couldn't tune it and the 'expert' mentioned that it should have a separate tuner box. He seemed to intimate that all plasma tv's were like this. He could have been wrong or I could easily have misheard. I don't have personal experience of a plasma screen simply because of their relatively short life span compared to both CRT or LCD. Too much money for too little usage time. I tend to expect a tv to last for about 10 years not 3 or 4. -- ============================================== I am only human, please forgive me if I make a mistake it is not deliberate. ============================================== Take care this Xmas. PLEASE DON'T drink and drive. Kevan Farmer Linux user #373362 Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR
Ezio, On Monday 02 January 2006 07:55, Ezio Sella wrote:
May I use yast2 for this configuration or should I make hand change to xorg config file (PAL, device etc )? TIA Ezio
Doesn't a Plasma screen generally need a separate tuner box? Which would possibly mean it needed a proper tv tuner card?
Are you sure ? This could be a bad, very bad news ...
Where can I verify this ?
Look around the internet. What I've seen (technical details are sparse) seems to confirm this. On the specification pages that say something about accepted inputs what is listed are NTSC, PAL and SECAM. Those are video inputs formats, not RF signals. The good news is that you can use it as a TV monitor anywhere in the world. I think you've got a big video-oriented monitor (that also does VGA), not what would in days gone by be referred to as a "television."
My plasma is a old Panasonic TH-42PWD6 It has S-Video AND VGA Input and support a few resolution PC and 852x480 (but seems not pal 720x568)
TIA ES.
Randall Schulz
At 10:55 AM 1/2/06, Ezio Sella wrote:
May I use yast2 for this configuration or should I make hand change to xorg config file (PAL, device etc )?
Doesn't a Plasma screen generally need a separate tuner box? Which would possibly mean it needed a proper tv tuner card?
Are you sure ? This could be a bad, very bad news ...
Where can I verify this ?
My plasma is a old Panasonic TH-42PWD6 It has S-Video AND VGA Input and support a few resolution PC and 852x480 (but seems not pal 720x568)
If it had only antennae and/or cable inputs, you'd need a separate tuner. If it has inputs compatible with your PC's output (VGA, S-video, DVI, etc) then you don't need a tuner.
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