[mythtv-users] Personal Choices

[Dan Sully]

* Jarod C. Wilson <jcw at wilsonet.com> shaped the electrons to say...

> I don't believe it supports ATSC resolutions, but I could be mistaken. 
> Whether that's an implementation issue or a sheer processing power 
> issue, I don't know.
> 
> >I was considering having a EPIA M10000 as my front end, with the 
> >backend having a pcHDTV card and the storage array. But if the EPIA isn't up 
> >to it even with a 350, I'll need to reconsider.
> 
> Someone else will have to chime in here for a definitive answer, but 
> I'm about 99% certain the PVR-350 can't do a lick with an ATSC stream, 
> and probably never will. One of the issues is that to use the 350's 
> decoder, you have to use its video out, which is limited to NTSC/PAL, 
> so you wouldn't ever be able to output a High-Def resolution anyhow.

Perhaps one of the ATI/NVidia boards can do this? Anyone have experience here?

Hardware MPEG2 decoding w/high res output? Preferably YPbPr at 480p/720p/1080i standard?

Thanks.

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