[mythtv-users] GeForce 4 MX 440 - tvout motion

huffman at graze.net huffman at graze.net
Tue Aug 3 09:47:57 EDT 2004


Josh Burks <jburks at mktinsights.com> wrote: 
> If your into spending money to fix the problem (I was), then why don't 
> you try a VGA to Component video adapter. I was using a MX440 w/ svideo, 
> and I wasn't happy with the results, either. I picked up an adapter and 
> the picture looks just like I was watching it directly on a VGA monitor. 
> The picture looked so much better, that I pulled the MX440 out of my 
> box, an just used the onboard Intel graphics.
> 

I was wondering about this.  Do you use HDTV?  It seemed as though no one was
recommending this for anything except HD.  However, I am using a 42" projection
standard, and I still am not happy w/ the Svideo output...

Thanks,
Brian

> A few MythTV users are using the Audio Authority adapter, I'm using one 
> a little cheaper, but it works great.
> 
> Audio Authority VGA to Component:
> http://www.smarthome.com/77706.HTML
> 
> A cheaper version, the one I'm using. You can do Svideo out or component 
>   out or composite out to the tv with this one (good if you don't have 
> component video in on your tv):
> http://www.smarthome.com/7743C.HTML
> 
> Josh Burks
> 
> 
> huffman at graze.net wrote:
> > All,
> > 
> >     No options fix the motion issues w/ this card and mythtv.  Using
> > Fedora Core 2 (w/ kernel 2.6), newest nvidia drivers, setting flicker
> > filter to 1 and turning on kerneldeint gives me the best quality yet. 
> > However, I still have panning issues....I tried the OpenGL sync and it's
> > horrible - the audio and video stops and starts every second or so.
> > 
> > Will different hardware fix my problem?  This is absolutely ridiculous
> > to continue to spend the hours upon hours that I have if I can spend
> > another 80 bucks or so and get a different card.  the Verto GeForce FX
> > 5200 Video Card, 8x AGP advertises: 
> > 
> > * Provides best-of-class TV-out functionality up to 1024x768
> > resolutions.
> > * Integrated full hardware MPEG-2 Decoder
> > * Delivers film-quality effects and studio-quality color
> > 
> > I mean seriously....my time is worth the $99 for this card.  Anyone know
> > if this will fix the problems?
> > 
> > -b
> > 
> > 
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