2014-09-17, 00:39
Still testing. Still loving it! The system has been rock-solid for the last couple of days...
Have been doing some further research on my _old_ HD-ready Sony Bravia TV. The HDMI input only digests 480i, 480p, 576i,576p, 720p (active @ 50 Hz) and 1080i (sub-optimal). However, I figured out that the VGA connector input supports 1280 x 768 and a 1360 x 768 resolutions, albeit all on 60 Hz (I primarily watch German and UK Sat-TV). Two questions related to that:
(1) Would it actually improve the picture quality to switch from the HDMI to the VGA input (better resolution but potentially inferior vertical frq)? I have a NUC but a miniDisplayPort -> VGA adapter I could use for that.
(2) I'm using a HDMI switch to connect several HDMI sources to the TV, but also to split off SPDIF audio signals for my _old_ audio receiver. Right now, video and audio from the NUC run via HDMI. With video out via the miniDisplayPort -> VGA, could I send the audio (+ video) signal through the HDMI output of the NUC to the switch _in addition_? I know this test build has multi-display support, still unsure about this specific setup.
With best regards,
M4tt0
Have been doing some further research on my _old_ HD-ready Sony Bravia TV. The HDMI input only digests 480i, 480p, 576i,576p, 720p (active @ 50 Hz) and 1080i (sub-optimal). However, I figured out that the VGA connector input supports 1280 x 768 and a 1360 x 768 resolutions, albeit all on 60 Hz (I primarily watch German and UK Sat-TV). Two questions related to that:
(1) Would it actually improve the picture quality to switch from the HDMI to the VGA input (better resolution but potentially inferior vertical frq)? I have a NUC but a miniDisplayPort -> VGA adapter I could use for that.
(2) I'm using a HDMI switch to connect several HDMI sources to the TV, but also to split off SPDIF audio signals for my _old_ audio receiver. Right now, video and audio from the NUC run via HDMI. With video out via the miniDisplayPort -> VGA, could I send the audio (+ video) signal through the HDMI output of the NUC to the switch _in addition_? I know this test build has multi-display support, still unsure about this specific setup.
With best regards,
M4tt0
