[mythtv-users] PS2 connected to a PVR 350

[Michael T. Dean]

Jeff Simpson wrote:

>     I had stated it when I opened the thread:
>
>       P.S. For those who forgot my setup and wonder why I want to
>       connect the PS2 to the mythbox, my mythbox has a DLP projector
>       connected via a 10 meters special cable to the VGA output,
>       and we wanted to play the games on the mega-screen :-)
>
>       The projector is located on the roof on the opposite side
>       of the room, so it is not possible to connect the PS2 directly
>       to it... it has to be done via the mythbox 
>
>
>
> Pretty sure it's not possible to get it to work with no delay.  The 
> 350 does hardware mpeg encoding, which no matter how you slice it, 
> takes time. Even if you could get that delay down to miliseconds, it 
> would still be noticable in games. You should be able to test it out 
> without the playstation - try changing the channel on the cablebox / 
> external tuner, if possible and see how long the change takes to 
> propogate. or unplug the coax / composite input and see how long it 
> takes. I think your best bet is an svideo switch. I'd love to see one 
> that can be controlled by myth, I'd like to use that for dvd playing, 
> swapping to live display for on demand, menus, etc.

Since he's using VGA for Myth, he doesn't even need the S-Video 
switch--just a long S-Video cable.  BTW, a good S-Video cable can go 50' 
(16m) without any problems.

However, I definitely agree that taking the PS2 through the encoder card 
is a waste.  Even if you get passthrough working in ivtv, you'll still 
have to get it working in Myth (which doesn't have any support for 
passthrough) or--more appropriately--in xawtv.

Mike