[mythtv-users] Running Game Console and Need Help

Kevin Kuphal kuphal at dls.net
Wed Apr 4 18:53:22 UTC 2007


Carl Fongheiser wrote:
> On 4/4/07, *Rich West* <Rich.West at wesmo.com 
> <mailto:Rich.West at wesmo.com>> wrote:
>
>     I'm assuming your TV doesn't have additional inputs... Rather than
>     buying a cheap framegrabber card, just buy an even cheaper A/B switch
>     box.  The minor inconvenience it may cause to have you perform the
>     manual step of flipping the switch when you want to use the PS2 is
>     well
>     worth the overall gaming experience.
>
>
> The OP said he doesn't have a TV.
>
>     By design, frame grabber cards, regardless of what brand, always add a
>     bit of a delay.  Some more than others, but it is still a delay.  A
>     PVR-150's delay is pretty hefty.
>
>
> A BT848/878-style frame grabber adds virtually no delay at all.  It's 
> the software that adds the delay.  Depending on how you use xawtv (as 
> an example), you can make that delay pretty much undetectable.
>
It that case, don't spend the money on the card, but buy a AV to VGA adapter

http://store.gameasylum.us/drgaps2xbmua.html

Kevin


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