DVI -vs- Component connectors for HDTV?

In general, I think that DVI is supposed to be better for HDTV output.

I have a 6600GT that has DVI currently connected to my HDTV. (I'm
running linux and X11 ) I recently found a cable and the manual
for my card that shows that I can also do component signals to run
in my HDTV monitor.

Does anyone know if there is any reason to look at connecting up
the component signals to my HDTV and getting my linux box configured
to use the coponent output or just stick with the DVI output that I
currently use?

Would 1360x768 resolution work with the coponent output ( it does not
work on the DVI output )? It's going to be a pain to get this configured
with my Linux setup, so if someone has already done the work... let me
know.

If I did try and configure it... does anyone know if the component
output is treated as a 2nd monitor ( like the DVI connector ) or is
it treated as 'tv out'?


Thanks - jack

Jack Snodgrass wrote:
> In general, I think that DVI is supposed to be better for HDTV output.
>
> I have a 6600GT that has DVI currently connected to my HDTV. (I'm
> running linux and X11 ) I recently found a cable and the manual
> for my card that shows that I can also do component signals to run
> in my HDTV monitor.
>
> Does anyone know if there is any reason to look at connecting up
> the component signals to my HDTV and getting my linux box configured
> to use the coponent output or just stick with the DVI output that I
> currently use?
>
> Would 1360x768 resolution work with the coponent output ( it does not
> work on the DVI output )? It's going to be a pain to get this configured
> with my Linux setup, so if someone has already done the work... let me
> know.
>
> If I did try and configure it... does anyone know if the component
> output is treated as a 2nd monitor ( like the DVI connector ) or is
> it treated as 'tv out'?
>
>
> Thanks - jack