[mythtv-users] Video card suggestions

[Jeff Williams]

I just bought a Chaintech GeForce 4 MX 440 from Newegg.com for $43, I believe.  You should be able to find it on their site just by searching (sorry, don't have a direct link handy).  The 3D performance of this card is pretty atrocious but it seems to have the better TV output chip in it (it does support 1024x768, so I believe it's the nVidia chip) and it looks pretty much indistinguishable from the Matrox G400 card I replaced with it.  (The Matrox was just too difficult to deal with.)

YMMV, and I can't guarantee your experience will be as good as mine - makers of these cheapie cards often change chipsets in mid-stream without changing model numbers and I can't vouch for their quality control (though I've had no issues at all).  But I'd recommend this card for a Myth box based on my personal experience with it.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Obrien, Haskell W. [mailto:obrienh at more.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 4:43 PM
> To: mythtv-users at snowman.net
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Video card suggestions
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> Another question:
> Can anyone suggest a video card suitable for tv-out playback 
> that's less than $50 and works with a 4x agp slot?
> It sounds like the Radeon 7000s are sorta lame.
> 
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