how to get best possible picture out of my 2001fp

[zixxer]

will a 2001fp display HD? It has a dvi port...


what about progressive scan?

 

[zixxer]

noone?

 

[BaboonGuy]

Yes, the 2001fp's native resolution is 1600x1200. That is far above HD resolution. Oh, and wrong forum.

 

[cerebusPu]

i tried plugging in my 2001fp into the cable box's DVI output. didnt work. let me know if you get it to work somehow.

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: BaboonGuy
Yes, the 2001fp's native resolution is 1600x1200. That is far above HD resolution. Oh, and wrong forum.

Not entirely correct.

Full 1080i or 1080p is 1920x1080, which the 2001FP most certainly cannot do.

Furthermore, since the 2001FP is 4:3 you would end up using only 900 pixels of vertical resolution to display anything in native 16:9 format. The 2001FP is capable of 720P, but not 1080i or 1080p.

Viper GTS

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: cerebusPu
i tried plugging in my 2001fp into the cable box's DVI output. didnt work. let me know if you get it to work somehow.

What was your cable box set to output?

Viper GTS

 

[RichieZ]

Originally posted by: cerebusPu
i tried plugging in my 2001fp into the cable box's DVI output. didnt work. let me know if you get it to work somehow.

don't feel bad, my calbe box didn't even work when hooked up to my HDTV via DVI, had to use component. didn't have HDMI either. I bet comcrap didn't have it enabled

 

[cerebusPu]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: cerebusPu
i tried plugging in my 2001fp into the cable box's DVI output. didnt work. let me know if you get it to work somehow.

What was your cable box set to output?

Viper GTS

i was just testing with my LCD because i thought if i get a projector it would be similar. i have no idea what the cable box set was outputing, its suppose to detect things automatically.

i eventually went with component video to the TV, but Id love to setup a projector instead.

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: BaboonGuy
Yes, the 2001fp's native resolution is 1600x1200. That is far above HD resolution. Oh, and wrong forum.

Not entirely correct.

Full 1080i or 1080p is 1920x1080, which the 2001FP most certainly cannot do.

Furthermore, since the 2001FP is 4:3 you would end up using only 900 pixels of vertical resolution to display anything in native 16:9 format. The 2001FP is capable of 720P, but not 1080i or 1080p.

Viper GTS

2001FP could do 1080p.
It could sync to anything as long as the vertical resolution is <1200

 

[cerebusPu]

Originally posted by: RichieZ

Originally posted by: cerebusPu
i tried plugging in my 2001fp into the cable box's DVI output. didnt work. let me know if you get it to work somehow.

don't feel bad, my calbe box didn't even work when hooked up to my HDTV via DVI, had to use component. didn't have HDMI either. I bet comcrap didn't have it enabled

i have a feeling comcrust did disabled anything except the component outputs.

there's outputs for DVI, firewire, HDMI, on teh box and i bet none of those worked. To top it off, i got the crappy scientific atlanta DVR instead of the motorola one.

Im seriously considering getting a TIVO, especially since TIVO-to-go just came out, (think tivo'ed shows on your desktop), even though comcast DVR is free with $10 a month suscription and has dual tuners and is HDTV capable.

EDITed for clarity

 

[Rallispec]

comcast (at least around here) has not activated the DVI port on the back of thier boxes. I"m hoping that they do soon though.


You can still plug svid into the back of the monitor and it will look good. no where near HD though.

not sure if you could rig a vga pigtail to work with component outputs.