[mythtv-users] Luck with PVR-350 card and video out?

[Bill Chmura]

On Thursday 27 May 2004 03:25 pm, you wrote:
> > > The video-out quality from the pvr-350 was very good, but I had
> > > numerous stability problems.  I put my system together a few months
> > > ago, and after a month of crashes, reboots, partial recordings, s-l-o-w
> > > channel changes and a very low WAF, I bought a geforce4 mx440 with
> > > tv-out.  The tv-out quality is *almost* as good, and now my system is
> > > rock-solid.  I'm using the 350 for capture only right now.
> >
> > I had the same problems until I stopped using the framebuffer and put a
> > monitor under the tv...  Its tough, I'd like to get a small flatscreen
> > with a touchscreen to put on the coffee table :)
>
> It does appear that the real problems with the IVTV driver as it stands
> are almost always associated with the OSD and decoder capabilities.  As an
> educated guess, i'd say that those are the most complex areas of the
> driver, and is only loosely documented, so the developers basically get to
> use trial and error as their only effective means of debugging the durn
> thing.

From what I have seen it has always been with inserting data into the video 
stream (like OSD) or something.  

>
> I'm about 5 seconds away from buying a GeForce4, myself.  I'd rather just
> be done with the problems until such time as they can figure out all the
> snags with the PVR-350..

I have a radeon 9000 in the machine, but don't want to lose the hardware 
decoding !  Besides chicks dig the whole extra monitor thing <g>

>
> Let it be known that I believe that the ivtv guys (Chris Kennedy et al)
> have done a wonderful job of developing the ivtv driver.  These boards
> have VERY complex firmware, and given the tools they have available to
> them, they've done an excellent job.  Kudos to those folks! heh. :)
>

Definately

> Chad

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