[mythtv-users] frontend

korebantic korebantic at gmail.com
Thu Dec 8 21:32:35 EST 2005


Personally, I'm getting a bit disullisioned with using the PVR350 for
output. For me at least it has had problems with overscanning from the
very beginning. Trying to work around it has been a big headache.

On 12/8/05, Chris Ribe <chrisribe at gmail.com> wrote:
> Steve,
>    Out of curiosity, why would you recommend using a 350 and TV out to
> somebody whose TV has a VGA input?  Using a PVR-150 and the VGA put should
> save money and headaches, no?
>
>
> On 12/8/05, Steve Adeff <adeffs at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Thursday 08 December 2005 10:52, Chris wrote:
> > > > > I'm going to build a new frondend machine. What would be the way to
> > > > > go.
> > > > > PVR 350 with tvout or just use the vga out. Suggestions for a nice
> > > > > quiet
> > > > > vga card ?
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm connecting it to an lcd tv that has both VGA and s-video inputs
> > > >
> > > > Well, I suppose two questions have to be asked here:
> > > >
> > > > 1.) What kind of TV is this front-end being hooked up to? High-Def,
> > > > or Standard Def?
> > >
> > > no HD
> > >
> > > > 2.) Do you plan on going to High-Def any time soon?
> > >
> > > I've no plans
> > >
> > > > 3.) Do you want to do anything more than just playback on this front-
> > > > end?
> > >
> > > just playback, i've got enough pc's :-))
> > > has to be queit (i think even diskless)
> > >
> > > Chris
> >
> > use a PVR350 for tv output then. Since you don't plan on doing any gaming,
> > etc. that requires a GPU of sorts then the 350's tv output will be fine.
> >
> > in order to use the tuner on the 350 with Myth you'll need to set up this
> > front end as a slave backend. If you don't plan on using a tuner on this
> > frontend then just find a cheap nvidia card with TV-out (XvMC enabled if
> > requried by cpu limitations) instead.
> >
> > --
> > Steve
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