[mythtv-users] STB Systems Inc.

[MacNean Tyrrell]

On Sat, 2003-06-28 at 00:19, Bruce Markey wrote:
> MacNean Tyrrell wrote:
> > Don't know if this should be asked here.  Getting together some of my
> > old parts together to put a myth box together.  The only thing i need to
> > buy is a capture device i think.  First don't know if the Wintv 250 or
> > 350 is better.  Which one should i get over the other and why?  Is one
> > remote better than the other?  
> 
> For recording, they are the same. The 350 has decoding features
> that are not supported by the ivtv drivers yet and so it doesn't
> help for MythTV. YOu should probably save a few bucks and get
> the 250.
> 
Thanks, saw some on ebay but no remote or cables or nothing.  I'll look
around, i did find a 350 for $170 us.

> > Second, i have an old STB Systems Velocity 4400 with TV OUT.  Since STB
> > is no longer i can't figure out if XFree supports this with XV
> > extensions like the Documentation says it should.  Does this board work
> > with XFree and if so does it have XV extensions and is the TV -OUT
> > SUpported on it.  I mean it doesn't have to be anything fancy for the TV
> > out part right?  Just a composite yellow cable yes?
> 
> I haven't heard of anyone using one of these. However, any
> cheap nVidia card with TV-out will work so you'd probably
> save yourself some headaches by going that route.
> 
I think this is a nvidia chipset, the TNT maybe?  can't find any info so
far. But i might look into a cheap nVidia, i just figured if it works i
should use it or toss it i guess.

> > Also, wondering do most sound cards just have a one out so do you have
> > to put a spliter on it to go to the Red and white inputs for sound, and
> > is it stereo split like this, and will it sound good in surround sound
> > or does it sound bad like this?
> 
> The one output is a stereo mini phono jack. Go to Radio
> Shack or where ever and get a stereo mini phono to two
> RCA adapter. There are mono mini phono Y splitters to RCA
> that look almost the same (I almost bought one by accident
> once ;-). I do get Dolby ProLogic surround through an adapter
> like this. However, there was a thread a couple days ago
> where several people found that they only get mono audio
> from older and cheaper TV capture cards.
> 
Yea that's what i was wondering.  Glad there is stereo one.  But both
wintv's use stereo sound right?

-MacNean