[mythtv-users] Suggested firewire cards
Chris Weiland
hobbiticus at gmail.com
Tue Feb 20 19:22:01 UTC 2007
On 2/20/07, Mike Angstadt <daenris at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 2/20/07, Chris Weiland <hobbiticus at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hmm...I don't know how I missed that board. It even has a DVI output
> unlike
> > most boards I've seen. That board is absolutely perfect. Thanks!
> >
> >
> > On 2/20/07, Bryan Mayland <bmayland at leoninedev.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I have an ASUS M2NPV-VM microATX Socket AM2 motherboard and use the
> > firewire to control a Pace 550 cable box (recording doesn't work due to
> a
> > lack of PAT/PMT in the stream). I've never had a problem with it other
> than
> > the orginal bios didn't support the my memory's voltage. That has since
> > been fixed.
> > >
> > > Anyway the onboard firewire works fine, and I can record just fine
> using
> > the test-mpeg2 application up to 1080i/AC3 so it even seems to work on
> > higher load tasks.
> > >
> > > Chris Weiland wrote:
> > >
> > > I should probably add that I'm looking at AMD Socket AM2 motherboards.
> > This is so that I can upgrade my existing computer to a dual core cpu
> and
> > use my "old" 3800+ in my mythtv box. I also like having an nvidia IGC
> > because of nvidia's linux driver support.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 2/20/07, Willy Boyd <willyboyd at gmail.com > wrote:
> > > > The ASUS M2NPV-VM is microATX and has one onboard FireWIre port,
> along
> > > > with internal headers for expansion. NewEgg carries it, so they
> > > > likely have others as well. Though I have posted my own problems, I
> > > > don't blame the board (yet) because there are so many other
> variables
> > > > that are more likely at fault (cable signal, networking, running
> SVN,
> > > > etc).
> > > >
> > > > On 2/20/07, Chris Weiland <hobbiticus at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > The motherboard that I'm getting for my mythtv box does not have a
> > firewire
> > > > > port. (Apparently none of the microATX motherboards from newegg
> do)
> > So,
> > > > > I'm going to have to get a firewire card. The firewire wiki page
> > implies
> > > > > that not all firewire makes are equal, and some will work well and
> > some will
> > > > > not work at all. Is this still the case these days?
> > > > >
> > > > > There are only a few chipsets listed on the page, and it's often
> > difficult
> > > > > to figure out which chipset is on firewire cards. If anyone could
> > suggest a
> > > > > working (and cheap) card, that would be great. I'm going to be
> using
> > it
> > > > > with an SA 3250, so if you have experience with that particular
> cable
> > box,
> > > > > that would be even better.
> > > > >
>
> I see 5 in-stock AMD socket AM2 microATX motherboards with Firewire on
> Newegg. Another out of stock, and then an open-box special.
>
> -Mike
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Yeah - I did a search last night for "micro atx 1394" and "micro atx
firewire", both of which returned 0 results. Then the few micro atx boards
I did look at did not have firewire ports.
Also, what problems have you been having with your firewire? I'm currently
using the SB audigy port on my main machine, and I get frequent hard locks
that require a reset. I'm kinda hoping that it's the interface/driver and
the port on this motherboard won't have this issue.
Lastly, If I get an motherboard like that with an integrated graphics card,
how much ram should I plan on getting? All I'm going to run on this is
mythtv, and I am planning on using it for HD content (recording over
firewire or my pchdtv 5500). I was planning on 512 - is this enough?
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