[mythtv-users] PVR-350 & Geforce4 MX440

[Christian Hack]

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> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Jarod C. Wilson
> Sent: Wednesday, 8 October 2003 2:24 PM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-350 & Geforce4 MX440
> 
> 
> On Tuesday, Oct 7, 2003, at 21:07 US/Pacific, Isaac Richards wrote:
> 
> > On Tuesday 07 October 2003 11:25 pm, Christian Hack wrote:
> >> A PVR 350 is an MPEG decoder card. It does not do 3D stuff like 
> >> texture
> >> mapping. You will never use a PVR350 card for games. Just 
> adding the 
> >> OSD
> >> stuff isn't simple, so even doing 2D graphics on a PVR350 
> ain't gonna
> >> happen.
> >
> > http://www.mythtv.org/mc/x-on-pvr350.jpg
> >
> > So, I suppose that's not X running on my pvr-350's tv out as viewed 
> > through
> > xawtv.  Oh well, I'll just have to stop doing that. =)
> 
> Yes, stop that immediately, please.
> 
> So I assume you're outputting through the PVR-350 to the input of 
> another capture card for that screen shot?
> 
> Very cool, didn't know it could do that just yet (haven't 
> paid a ton of 
> attention to PVR-350 TV-out since I don't have one, but good 
> to know). 
> Progressing quite nicely... ;p
> 

OK - I stand corrected - that's pretty neat. I was of the impression it
was like a Hollywood+ decoder.

Can it do 3D type stuff like texture mapping though - i.e. most recent
games?

CH