[mythtv-users] HDMI out

[Justin Johnson]

James Sumners wrote:
> I have this card --
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127301
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> It is supposed to support what you want, and is the reason I bought
> it. However, I can't get it to work, and it sounds like no one else
> can either.
>
> Another disappointment is that I can't enable OpenGL overlays because
> the card gets too hot and X slows to a crawl.
>
> On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 7:54 PM, Justin Johnson
> <justin.johnson3 at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>  I'm looking for a way to output video and audio over HDMI. I've seen
>>  some video cards that have internal S/PDIF headers to connect your sound
>>  card to. However they all seem to be out of stock. I also saw a
>>  converter box for $270, a little more than I'd like to pay. Most of the
>>  cards I've seen have fans and are ATI. I'd really prefer nVidia and
>>  definitely want passive cooling, there's just no reason to add noise to
>>  my HTPC. Any suggestions on cards to look for?
>>
>>  --
>>  --Justin Johnson
>>     
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I did see that card, though I wasn't sure how big the heatsink was and 
if it would fit in my microATX case. If you say it doesn't work though, 
it may just be easier to run a separate SPDIF optical cable, though I 
was hoping I could get it down to one.

--Justin Johnson