[mythtv-users] nvidia card on a budget suggestions

gLaNDix (Jesse Kaufman) glandix at lloydnet.org
Tue May 31 18:21:07 UTC 2005


Fedor Pikus wrote:
> If you want "HD-out", i.e. component TV-out, your choices start with
> GeForce 6200, which go for just over $100. Otherwise, there are many
> Geforce 5700 or even 5200 with TV-out (SVideo and composite) and dual
> DVI/VGA, like this one:
> 
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814121186
> 

yeah, i definitely want HD-out ... i've got a transcoder that converts 
from VGA -> component, so i'm not going to mess with the extra cost of a 
component-out card ... i'd like something equivalent to (or better than) 
the ATI AIW Radeon 9600 non-pro that i currently have (but w/o the 
capture) ...

one of the reasons i'd like to upgrade is because i'm stuck at running 
in a 540p timing, so all DVD material is scaled down ... when using Xv, 
diagonal lines have a "jagged" appearance like (use a mono-spaced font):

\
  `\
    `\
      `\

instead of:
\
  \
   \
    \
     \
      \

on either htpcnews.com or avsforum.com (or is it avsforums.com, i 
forget), i was told this had to do with a "lazy" video card manufacturer 
and they suggested a nvidia card w/ a similar feature set (minus the 
"feature" of jagged lines :P) ...

this is one of my reasons for not wanting to go w/ ATI ... anyone else 
have this problem w/ 540p or less and DVDs?  i'd really like to be able 
to watch movies w/o this annoying problem ...

thx,
-g-


More information about the mythtv-users mailing list