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I would <A HREF="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/157777">avoid the GeForce 7300</A> if you are planning to use 64-bit Gutsy Gibbon, the latest Ubuntu release. Probably fine for the 32-bit version. I ended up buying the 7500 because of this issue.<BR>
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Steve<BR>
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On Sun, 2008-01-27 at 01:34 -0600, Todd wrote:
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">Greetings, </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">On the criteria of really cheap + nvidia + fanless + svideo out, I'm</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">considering a GeForce 7300-based PCI-Express card to replace a PCI</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">card that's currently in the box and taking up a PCI slot I want to</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">fill with a third tuner:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"> MSI NX7300LE-TD128EH - $29.99</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"> GeForce 7300LE 128MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"> <A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127273">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127273</A></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Q1: Is it reasonable to expect low drama with this card with respect</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">to drivers? </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Q2: On my Ubuntu based frontend+backend+pc system, will this enable me</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">to:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"> a) watch myth on an old tube TV with svideo input</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"> while also</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"> b) doing other stuff on the VGA monitor connected via dsub?</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Q3: If not... would leaving my existing PCI video card in the system</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">as well possibly enable that scenario?</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">I've never done dual monitors on anything, particularly Linux, and am</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">not sure how well Linux supports TV outputs, etc. I'm not sure if the</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">outputs on these cards look like separate displays to the OS, or if</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">they're just different interfaces for the single "display"? It would</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">be spiffy to put the old tube TV to some good use in this capacity,</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">though.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Thanks much for any insight! </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Todd </FONT>
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