<div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">With this issue in mind, I've narrowed my options to the following three:<br><br>1. Purchase a PVR-350 and use it's TV-out.
<br>2. Purchase an FX5200 and use it's S-Video out.<br>3. Purchase a VGA->Composite or similiar adapter and use my current video card.</blockquote><div><br>First off, scratch number 3 right away. Composite has the most noise of the three options you have available. It's the chroma (I think) signal is also low-pass filtered, so there's signal loss there.
<br><br>As for the other two, number 1 is a very good option from a video quality standpoint, but currently, there is no one maintaining Myth's 350 TV-out support. So if it breaks, it'll stay broken unless someone steps up to take over.
<br><br>So, with that said, my recommendation is the FX5200 with S-Video out.<br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">I have regular old cable, not digital or satellite so the picture
<br>quality isn't fantastic to begin with (but still crystal clear and<br>vibrant).</blockquote><div><br>Well, a) no need to make things worse, and b) you may use Myth to view other material, such as DVDs, downloaded content, or even games.
<br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Does anyone have any advice on which of these three will result in the<br>best picture quality and just how much better that quality is than the
<br>other options (ie, will I notice the difference on my 27" TV from 7<br>feet away)? And, as always, if this issue has already been discussed<br>in another thread please point it out, since I couldn't find anything.
</blockquote><div><br>Well, I have a 32" CRT, and I personally notice a considerable increase in sharpness and contrast when moving from composite to S-Video. As for the PVR-350 option, that's at your discretion. :) But given the issues you outlined, I'd bet that the FX5200 will be easier to get working and will give you less hassles in the future.
<br><br>Brett.<br></div></div><br>