[mythtv-users] Decent, Inexpensive Video Card? (Yes, I did search)

[Galen]

I forgot to mention this, I am not interested in dual displays or 
anything fancy like that. I'm basically building a box that is designed 
to connect to a tv/projector/computer display (CRT/LCD). I'm looking to 
make it semi-portable actually, which is why I want so many different 
interfaces in one card. I just want to hook up the box at the new 
location, boot it, and be set to go with just about any TV interface - 
without hauling around an extra monitor or anything.

-Galen

On Apr 21, 2005, at 8:02 PM, Galen wrote:

> I'm looking for some suggestions for an inexpensive AGP video card 
> here. I'm building a stand-alone HDTV system, there are no other 
> planned uses (no games, etc), with an Athlon 64 3200, possibly an A64 
> 3500 depending on cost when I purchase. Motherboard supports AGP 8x. 
> In theory, the graphics card doesn't need to be something too massive, 
> just a solid conduit to the screen, perhaps with XvMC to boost 
> performance a little. In particular, I would like to be able to run 
> full 1920 x 1080 via DVI, be able to use a DVI to VGA adapter if 
> desired (pretty standard), and boot directly to S-Video (for when I am 
> hooked to an analog TV). Is such a thing possible? Can you offer any 
> suggestions?
>
> Yes, I did search, but I'm having a little difficulty putting 
> everything together; 1920x1080 DVI issues, S-Video booting, etc. Your 
> help would be appreciated.
>
> As for my background, I'm a spoiled Mac user working on plans for an 
> HDTV MythTV box. :P I'm really comfortable with the unix-stuff on the 
> software-only side, but the hardware and driver stuff, especially 
> under Linux requires some adjustment on my part! I'm used to hardware 
> working or not with pretty straightforward drivers (and in most cases, 
> none at all - it just works), and the thought of recompiling my kernel 
> for hardware support is still slightly amusing to me. I'm sure it will 
> become serious enough soon enough, however! I have done some work on 
> my darwin kernel under OS X, manually patching it to change the power 
> management for my laptop, but that was super non-standard stuff. I've 
> also made some custom builds of VLC for OpenGL accelerated YUV 
> conversion, custom builds of DVD rippers for enhanced quality 
> encoding, etc. So I'm not a dummy, but I'm just not an x86/Linux 
> hardware expert, if that makes any sense to you people out there.
>
> -Galen
>
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