[mythtv] Marvel G200-tv

Chris Lack ixion at linuxpusher.com
Tue Jan 28 12:29:11 EST 2003


On Tuesday 28 January 2003 10:22 am, IvanK. wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> I'm ordering a Matrox Marvel G200 8MB TV SDRAM AGP card because I saw many
> people praising it on this list for its good tv-out and tv-in capabilities.
> I remember there was a thread entitled "G200 -- works, HOWTO" or something
> like that.  However, the mailing list doesn't work for some reason --
> clicking on a message doesn't render the text and I get a blank page.
>
> So before I click the "Order" button, I want to have somebody confirm that
> indeed it's the Marvel G200 that has a good tv-out.  Also, I already have a
> WinTV-PCI installed, but I see that the G200 seems to have a tuner.  Does
> that mean I can use the G200 both for tv-in and tv-out and remove the
> WinTV?
>
> Thanks,
> IvanK.

Yes the g200 has good tv-out quality but you have to jump through a few hoops 
to get it working right.  Soon you should be able to use your marvel and 
wintv together for PIP or recording simultaneously.

Chris




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