[mythtv] WinTV Stereo--Recommended?

tarek Lubani mythtv-dev@snowman.net
Sun, 27 Oct 2002 13:13:15 -0500 (EST)


I do not know for sure about the WinTV Stereo, but my experiences can 
help you extrapolate..

I have a WinTV Go, which is a step down from the Stereo.. I suspect the 
only true difference between the two is the mono/stereo, to be honest, 
which is why I got it (my sound comes in through my sound card from an 
external tuner, so it remains stereo)..

So, what do I think? The WinTV Go is amazing.. If I run xawtv, and am 
outputting through my nvidia at 640x480 to my TV, you cannot tell that 
there is a computer in the middle (on my admittedly not so demanding 
sanyo 30ish inch).. For me, that is a good thing : ) Of course, output on 
the TV is a little different when MythTV is involved, but that is to be 
expected..

I got the WinTV because of the very well-supported chipset, and there's a 
reason it's well-supported.. it seems it's pretty good quality..

My system:

signal input: DirecTV Tuner sending through composite
card input: WinTV Go 
video card output: NVidia GeForce 2 MX 400
Distro: Mandrake 9
CPUs used: P2-333 (great quality there) and Athlon 1.2 (great quality 
there too)

Hope it helps : )

tarek : )

> OK, I think I'm going to give mythTV a shot...I mean, what do I have to
> lose except time and money ;)  Seriously, looks like Isaac is doing some
> amazing things (as a side note, Isaac, you should put up a
> ThinkGeek/CD/DVD/etc wishlist.  Those of us that don't have time to
> contribute to the code would still like to contribute *some* way!)
> 
> It looks like I'm going to (I need to) get the WinTV-Stereo card.  Here's
> why I'm going with this card:  (1) I need to have stereo outs, (2) my
> cheap mobo has a built-in graphics card with *no* AGP slot, so I have to
> go PCI, and (3) seems like a lot of people are using the WinTV cards.
> 
> Does this seem like a wise choice?  Does anyone want to push me into
> another direction?
> 
> I poked around a bit on-line and several pages say that the card does:
> - VIDEO INPUTS:  CABLE COAX RCA AND S-VIDEO
> - VIDEO OUTPUTS:  NONE
> - AUDIO CAPTURE:  YES
> - VIDEO STANDARDS SUPPORTED:  NTSC
> - RESOLUTIONS SUPPORTED:  160 X 120
> - COLORS SUPPORTED:  256
> 
> This doesn't seem right...a resolution of 160x120 and 256 colors?!  Is
> that the software that's causing that limitation?  I'd like to do 640x480.
>  Is it possible with the WinTV-Stereo?
> 
> Yeah, I know, a lot of questions, but I'd kinda like to get some straight
> answers before making a purchase.
> 
> Thanks all,
> Jeremy
> 
> 
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