[mythtv-users] The ideal video card for MythTV

[zaphod at comcast.net]

Sounds like you've already made up your mind, but to help with your remaining doubts:

The MX440 is avaialbe in fanless version from several manufactures, check out NewEgg for their selection.  That eliminates the noise factor. . . .

As far as the quality, I don't personally have one, but I seem to recall there might me a difference in the TV bridge on some of the cards, other than that most of the comments on that chipset have been fairly positive once set up correctly.

-Eric
> I have searched and searched, but it doesn't seem like anyone has given a
> conclusive answer to this:
> 
> Which video cards are ideal (or close) for use with MythTV?
> 
> It would have to fulfil the following requirements:
> 
> - s-video out that works well with X
> - supports XVideo (also on s-video)
> - supports interlacing and overscan
> - excellent driver stability
> - excellent picture quality on s-video (should be next to impossible to
> notice a difference from the stand-alone tv)
> - silent (must not be audible in the living room)
> - sensible price
> - must be available in retail
> - (other requirements I've missed :-)
> 
> The PVR-350 seems to fail on XVideo and driver stability. General video
> cards other than NVidia often seem to fail on XFree support and XVideo,
> according to the MythTV docs, or they are old and unavailable. The GeForce4
> MX440 seems like a good bet, however I'm worried about picture quality and
> fan noise.
> 
> If anybody is using a card that they feel meet the above requirements well,

> I'd love to hear. In particular, I would like to know if it is possible to
> get excellent picture quality and low noise from an NVidia card.
> 

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