[mythtv-users] GeForce3 Ti500 & TV Wonder VE

[martin]

On June 8, 2003 10:22, ElectricianDrew at aol.com wrote:
> Hi again,
> Thanks to everyone on MythTV-users (thanks especially to Bruce Markey) I
> have been steered far away from the ATI All-In-Wonder 8500DV as a MythTV
> capture device. Shame, 'cause it's a nice card and works well in Windows...
> but MythTV doesn't. Oh well... back to the drawing board.
>
> Here's my new plan for hardware configuration:
> Video card: NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti500 (64mb, AGP)
> Capture card: ATI TV Wonder VE (PCI)
> Remote: ATI Remote Wonder (USB)
>
> ...on a P4, at least 2.5 ghz, on an Intel motherboard with 512mb to 1gb of
> RAM. I'm going to use Mandrake 9.1 and one or two 160GB 7200rpm hard
> drives. I was going to try to use gigabit ethernet to allow other machines
> to connect as well.
>
> Questions:
> 1. What does everyone think of the TV Wonder VE? I noticed that it was
> mentioned on <A
> HREF="http://www.mythtv.org/modules.php?name=MythInfo">http://www.mythtv.or
>g/modules.php?name=MythInfo</A> as the first card to be used with MythTV so
> I'm assuming it'll work. Does resolution, framerate, and overall video
> quality match up with the All-in-wonder series (yes I know the AIW's don't
> work, but on Windows they have full NTSC resolution and 30fps which is what
> I'm looking for.)
> 2. Will the gf3 Ti500 work well in Linux? In MythTV? I need good
> performance as well as TV out.
> 3. I think this has been talked about already, but will the ATI Remote
> Wonder work with MythTV? Can I map the buttons to functions in MythTV (i.e.
> could button A switch to "Watch TV" mode)? Of course the Play, pause,
> record, etc. would need to be used as well. FYI, the Remote Wonder is the
> same remote that comes with the AIW's and the nicer TV Wonders.
>
> Thanks again!
>
> >>Drew Hearle

Hi, just a quick comment on the Tv Wonder VE, the VE lacks sterio and btaudio 
support the btaudio is nice so you can use it for an audio source and the 
soundcard for playback if your sound card doesn't support full duplex.

Martin