On Jan 10, 2008 2:58 PM, Neil Trotter <<a href="mailto:neil@nook.demon.co.uk">neil@nook.demon.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I'm (finally) about to start building my MythTV box, and have only to<br>settle on a choice of Video Card before I order the final parts and sit<br>doown with a screwdriver.<br><br>The components I already have on my bench:
<br><br>Motherboard: Abit IP35 (no on-board video, or would have tried this<br>first)<br>CPU: E6850<br>RAM: 2GB<br>PSU: Akasa 650W (Quiet)<br>TV Cards: Skystar DVB-S (x2) -- as recommended by this list :-)<br>HDD: Samsung 500GB (x2)
<br>DVD-RW: Samsung dual layer<br><br>Also still to order:<br><br>Case: Silverstone LaScala LC20B-M<br> + some slow/quiet fans<br><br>My current TV set is a widescreen PAL (1152x768(?)), with s-video input,<br>but at some point this will be replaced with an HD set, so I want that
<br>capability for when the time comes.<br><br>For subjective reasons (as well it seems as better support in MythTV) I<br>prefer to go nVidia. I have read on this list and elsewhere that there<br>is little point in GeForce 8 (or 9, presumably, when it appears), and
<br>better to stick with 7. For reasons of noise-reduction and reliability,<br>I prefer a fanless model. And while price and performance are both<br>factors, the key issue for me is MythTV operability.<br><br>So taking into account the component list above, which nVidia graphics
<br>card would you choose, and what would be the advantages of doing so?<br><br>Thanks for any replies -- I look forward to some interesting reading :-)<br><font color="#888888"><br>--Neil.<br><br><br></font><br>_______________________________________________
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</a><br><br></blockquote></div><br><br><br>nvidia 5200 or 6200 are the most popular by far.<br><br>mitchell<br>