From b08c906783b1924a556c1a95a17e4d6f0e625887 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bdale Garbee Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 00:01:00 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] post --- ...TSC_Composite_and_SPDIF_from_Nehemiah.mdwn | 24 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) create mode 100644 bdale/blog/posts/NTSC_Composite_and_SPDIF_from_Nehemiah.mdwn diff --git a/bdale/blog/posts/NTSC_Composite_and_SPDIF_from_Nehemiah.mdwn b/bdale/blog/posts/NTSC_Composite_and_SPDIF_from_Nehemiah.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9f8874f --- /dev/null +++ b/bdale/blog/posts/NTSC_Composite_and_SPDIF_from_Nehemiah.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +I've mostly been playing with the Asus +[A7N266-VM](http://usa.asus.com/mb/socketa/a7n266-vm/specification.htm) +board since it arrived, but a +conversation with a co-worker got me wondering this morning about the RCA +jack on the back of the +[Nehemiah](http://www.viavpsd.com/product/epia_m_spec.jsp?motherboardId=81) +board I have. +There's a jumper on the board that selects whether you get composite video +or S/PDIF audio output. I've been annoyed by this since I really want both... + +A quick check with my trusty multimeter confirms that the jumper is merely +selecting which trace gets routed to the center pin of the RCA socket! So, +to use both, all we need to do is fashion a cable to pick up the other signal +and a ground from somewhere and route it to another RCA socket. Cool. Could +even wire in an optical interface for the S/PDIF like the one provided with +the Asus board, I suppose... + +With the ongoing work to enable the +[mpeg2 decoder in the CLE266](http://www.ivor.it/cle266.html), +that board +may end up being a pretty cool standalone frontend for +[mythtv](http://www.mythtv.org/) someday... + +[[!tag tags/pvr]] -- 2.30.2