[mythtv-users] Best graphics card choice? (HDTV and regular)

[Reiter, John]

I've got the 128Mb card, have not installed myth yet though.  I have a MSI
KT6 Delta Motherboard, with a AMD 2500 Barton 333Mhz proc over clocked to a
3200.  After playing a 3d game, my proc and system temps arnt over 57/44.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John P. Poet" <john at BlueSkyTours.com>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 3:05 PM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Best graphics card choice? (HDTV and regular)


>
> On Mon, 8 Dec 2003, Preston Crow wrote:
>
> > I'm selecting a video card for my new system, and my research is telling
> > me that I want a GeForce 4 MX 440 SE.  Here's how I reached that
> > conclusion, followed by several questions:
> >
> > The card has MPEG-2 support, so I won't need a terribly fast processor
> > once I buy an HDTV.
> >
> > I'm told that the SE version doesn't require a fan on the GPU, making it
> > the quieter option.
> >
> > I'll need the SVideo-out for my existing TV in the short run and DVI-out
> > for HDTV later on.  Unfortunately, most of the cards that I've found
> > don't have the DVI output.  Am I missing something here?
> >
> > What really is the best card for both regular and HDTV output?
> >
> > --PC
>
>
> I have the 64MB version of the Aopen Geforce4 MX440 8X with S-Video and
DVI,
> which I don't think they make anymore.  NewEgg is now selling a 128MB
> version:
>
>
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-135-127&catalog=48&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=1
>
> My 64MB version of the card has overheating problems (I don't know about
the
> 128MB version).  The ambient temprature in my case never gets over 35C,
but
> the video card will occationally lock solid.  I have to turn off the
> computer and wait about 5 minutes for it to cool down, before my computer
> will function again.
>
> I also have one of the pcHDTV cards.  This is all in a 2.6 GHz Pentium IV
> system.  Using mplayer with the xv output driver, it can BARELY keep up
when
> displaying a 1080i HD stream -- and that is only if the "raw" audio is
going
> out the SPDIF connector.  If I have the machine decode the AC3 stream as
> well, then it cannot keep up.
>
> Because of all this, I am also in the market for a new video card.
>
> Reading some the of mplayer documentation, I get the impression that one
of
> the developers uses a Matrox card.  This kinda makes me tempted to give a
> Matrox card a shot....
>
> John
>
>


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