[mythtv-users] TV out for unlisted card?

[Angus]

Nick Morrott wrote:
> On 31/03/07, Angus <sylvania at istop.com> wrote:
>
>   
>>     But I should have been clearer about what I was requesting help
>> with, which is country-independent. I'm looking for an *alternative* to
>> the FX5200. It seems awfully overpowered for what I need, so if I can
>> get something just as compatible for less, great.
>>     
>
> You *may* be able to get away with a PCI/AGP-based NVIDIA MX440 type
> (or later MX4000) card that has TV-Out. I'm not current on the level
> of TV-out support in the open source NVIDIA driver, so you may need to
> ensure you get a video card supported by the NVIDIA binary driver.
>   

    Before I go for a card, I need to be certain it will work. This is 
the sort of thing I want to get right the first time, unlike the capture 
card I bought which I thought was also TV out.

> However, as Rod says, be aware that using a slow CPU with a
> non-hardware capture card that will produce non-XvMC acceleratable
> video, and a slow video card without driver support or for MPEG2
> acceleration, is not the best situation.
>   
    How would I know if my card is "non-hardware"? And of all the cards 
I looked at, I don't remember seeing XvMC as part of their advertised 
specs. Is it not a popular standard?
    Well, looking at my capture card (KWorld Global Terminator) it says 
it supports MPEG-4/2/1 but then also says (note: codec need(sic) to be 
downloaded from internet). What does that mean?