Hi guys,
I've just ordered a new TV and I intend to upgrade the hardware in my Mythbox.

I will be using some of the key components from my previous box.
Essentially I'll be reusing the tuner cards (Nova-t x2) and the storage (1x500gb Samsung Spinpoint + 1x1Tb Samsung Spinpoint). I intend to add a Nova-S for HD content sometime in the near future.

The new tv is a Samsung B37B650TW. I've ordered a hdmi cable to go with it and I've got a Nvidia 9500 w/512m ram which has an hdmi socket as it's tv out.

How do I set up the correct resolution for the tv from the outset? I'm considering reinstalling 5.5 as I have half an idea about what I am doing with that OS, compared to R6.

Should I go with R6 instead?

Many thanks in advance.

Chris

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Version:R8
Intel C2D 7400, Nvidia 5600 via HDMI to Samsung B37B650TW (PAL), Asus P5QL-E mobo, 4Gb PC6400 DDR2 ram, Samsung Spinpoint 500 Gb & 1Tb drive, Nova-HD-S2 (x2)

If you edit your xorg.conf so that the first modeline it uses is "nvidia-auto-select" it should read the EDID of your TV/monitor and select the "best" resolution it's capable of. i.e.

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Mike
My Hardware Profile

Thanks for that mike.
That suggests a post install tweak. I guess I should go with a regular install (i.e. not using the 'tv' switch) on a 5.5 upgrade.

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Version:R8
Intel C2D 7400, Nvidia 5600 via HDMI to Samsung B37B650TW (PAL), Asus P5QL-E mobo, 4Gb PC6400 DDR2 ram, Samsung Spinpoint 500 Gb & 1Tb drive, Nova-HD-S2 (x2)

Just out of curiosity, what hardware are you upgrading to? I went from a Pentium D930 to a Core 2 Duo E8400 and my power consumption at idle dropped from 135 watts to 85 watts. Peak power consumption dropped from 180 watts to ~105 watts. This is a system with 2 disk drives and 3 tuners.

Marc

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Marc

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Hi Marc,
As mentioned, the new TV is a Samsung B37B650TW (1080p) and although I'm only using DVB-t atm but the picture is fantastic, over HDMI.

Right the new hardware is:
E7400 with a TRUE cooler w. Noctura fan
Asus P5QL-E,
Gainward 9500GT w. 512mb ram
2G OZ PC6400 Ram
Tuner cards and hdd as in sig. (I'll update that later!)
I plan to add a DVB-S card and a slot loading DVD/BluRay drive - because one day...

I need to borrow the power gauge thing off my father-in-law to see what kind of power this set up now draws. My very unscientific view is it is a lot cooler running. Which means less power.

I'm very pleased with the setup now. Just need to build a ventilated cabinet but that's another story, which I intend to document when I get around to building it.

Regards Chris

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Version:R8
Intel C2D 7400, Nvidia 5600 via HDMI to Samsung B37B650TW (PAL), Asus P5QL-E mobo, 4Gb PC6400 DDR2 ram, Samsung Spinpoint 500 Gb & 1Tb drive, Nova-HD-S2 (x2)

mmm, interesting.... my network card does not appear to be recognised. It's certainy enabled in the BIOS, but 5.5 says it's not recognised. Further investigation is required.

-Edit-
I ended up installing R6 beacause there is not kernal support for my new motherboard's network card in 5.5.

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Version:R8
Intel C2D 7400, Nvidia 5600 via HDMI to Samsung B37B650TW (PAL), Asus P5QL-E mobo, 4Gb PC6400 DDR2 ram, Samsung Spinpoint 500 Gb & 1Tb drive, Nova-HD-S2 (x2)