[mythtv-users] PVR-350 & Geforce4 MX440

[Chad Sutton]

Keola,

The PVR-350 doesn't have any graphics card capabilities. Its just a pure
capture card. Actually if you are going with the GeForce MX440 I wouldn't
bother waiting on the 350. Just get the PVR-250. It will do onboard encoding
just like the 350 but it won't do decoding onboard. With the MX440 it won't
matter all that much though, because that graphics card has pretty good MPEG
decoding support on its own. 

Later,
Chad Sutton
csutton at chadarius.com
 

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From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Keola
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 9:30 PM
To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
Subject: [mythtv] [mythtv-users] PVR-350 & Geforce4 MX440

I have all the components for my first mythtv box except for the video
capture and/or video card.  I want to have my htpc up and running by the end
of October, so I'm not sure if I can wait for the PVR-350's decoding to be
supported.  In the meantime, I'm looking at a Geforce MX440.  I think the
Geforce will also come in handy if I ever want to play a
first-person-shooter such as Unreal Tournament or UT2003 on the system.  Am
I correct in assuming that the PVR-350 won't offer support for a game such
as Unreal Tournament or UT2003?  I guess I just need to hear that I'm not
spending an extra $55 on the MX440 for nothing.

Thanks,
Keola