[mythtv-users] Re: MythTV and MS-6215 (Chrontel CH-7007A, Intel 82801BA)

[xzzyx at hotmail.com]

Oops make that an 815e chipset, so the graphics controller is the 
inbuilt 82815.

Thanks,

A.
xzzyx at hotmail.com wrote:
> Paul(or anyone),
> 
> Did you ever find whether the on-board video/TV-out of your MS-6215 
> (Chrontel CH-7007A video encoder, Intel 82801BA graphics,
> Intel 815 chipset), worked ok with MythTv ? Or for that matter some 
> other PVR software. I did see some remark somewhere that while Chrontel 
> chipsets are supported (with other graphics card) they are not the most 
> flexible for video modes.
> 
> I found one of these in the the rubbish (unfortunately sans drives and
> memory, and HD bracket -- bastard) and am wondering whether it would
> make an acceptable PVR. As well as picture quality and performance, how
> noisy is it? Is it reliable - it seems less than wonderful that the hard
> disk sits directly above the CPU.
> 
> Oh and what sort of tuner card are you using?  I'm thinking of getting a
> digital tuner (sutable for AU)
> 
> Thanks for any answers,
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Andrew
> 
>