[mythtv-users] Re: Savage IX card...

Obrien, Haskell W. obrienh at more.net
Thu Jul 31 10:42:28 EDT 2003


all the ones I see are $30 after rebate, and cost near $60 before.

-----Original Message-----
From: Harry Orenstein [mailto:ho_9 at hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 8:02 PM
To: mythtv-users at snowman.net
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Savage IX card...


Hope no one minds if jump in mid-thread.  Currently a PNY MX440se 64MB DDR 
OEM card is $20 after rebate from TigerDirect.  I bought this card and it 
works fine with Myth and is supported by xv (I use the not-quite-the-latest 
nVidia driver).  The card I got from them was even the retail version, 
though the site indicates it is the OEM version.  Rebate valid through 
tomorrow.


-- Harry Orenstein


>From: "Omer Shenker" <mail at omershenker.net>
>Reply-To: replies at omershenker.net,   Discussion about mythtv 
><mythtv-users at snowman.net>
>To: <mythtv-users at snowman.net>
>Subject: [mythtv-users] Re: Savage IX card...
>Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 22:38:27 -0500
>
>On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 22:04:18 -0400 Steven Sartorius wrote:
> > Anybody know if a (and I'm quoting from the E-bay
> > description) "Savage IX
> > chipset 8MB AGP Video Card w/ TV-Out " card will work in
> > MythTV?  They're
> > going for $5.99 on E-bay....
>
>Steve,
>
>It will work, BUT:
>
>1) Last time I checked, XF86 doesn't support the XVideo extension on that
>card, which means video playback will take _much_ more CPU than it should.
>
>2) It only supports AGP 1x/2x. Most modern motherboards don't support
>anything older than 4x. Check the manual for yours.
>
>So if you have a motherboard that will work with that card, you won't have
>enough processing power to use it. If you do have enough processing power,
>your motherboard won't support the card. Thus, it's not a great value for
>MythTV users, even for pennies. :)
>
>If you're looking for cheap, fast, and compatible, I'd recommend an old
>NVidia card, but be sure to check driver support carefully for both the 
>XF86
>open source nv drivers and for nvtv, the program you'll need to actually 
>use
>the TV out. It works fine for me and I'm not depending on experimental or
>closed source kernel code.
>
>--
>Omer Shenker                          http://omershenker.net/
>
>
>
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