[mythtv-users] WinTV-PVR-350 hardware decoder only works for TV out?

[Andy Leung]

--- Nick Rosier <nick.rosier at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 17/10/05, Andy Leung <angelflow at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Sounds like the hardware decoder only kicks in
> when
> > you're using a TV set for display. Is that really
> the
> > case when using MythTV and PVR-350? I only plan on
> > watching tv on a computer monitor. In that case
> does
> > PVR-350 offer any advantages over a cheaper model
> such
> > as PVR-250?
> 
> Nope. AFAIK there's no way to use the decoder other
> than playing
> through the tv-out.
> 
> N.

Ahh that sucks.

Does MythTV support hardware decoding in the graphics
card? E.g. if I use a Nvidia GeForce card, will MythTV
be able to take advantage of the MPEG decoder there?
Is there a list of such supported cards? Thanks.

Thanks.


		
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