[mythtv-users] Myth on a budget..

[Ian Forde]

Yeah - I'd like to see how to get overscanning working on a GeForce 4. 
My XFree log file keeps telling me that it's not supported!

	-I

On Wed, 2003-09-03 at 12:36, Jeff Williams wrote:
> Less hassle would definitely be the GeForce 4.  TV out basically does
> just work on it although you do need to download the nvidia drivers
> (which reminds me, I owe a guy around here a log file to help him get
> his overscan working right... this is the one thing I've seen anybody
> have any problem with on a GeForce 4).  I previously had a Matrox G400
> and while I did actually manage to get the TV out working, it was
> about a month-long process (not 31 days straight, I'm talking off and
> on) and then I was not particularly satisfied when I did - the output
> quality I felt was overhyped, and the overscanning I needed to do gave
> me a weird banding artifact (wasn't there if I left the image as a
> little box in the middle of my TV screen).  Plus, you can't boot
> directly to the TV, as TV out won't start until X starts - you need to
> keep a monitor hooked up for when you need to reboot, and then unless
> you set up a script you need to type blindly to get the tv out
> working, since one of the steps is to disconnect *all* output before
> mapping it to the TV.  All in all just not a particularly pleasant
> experience and not worth the trouble.
>  
> Nvidia cards are easily the most Linux-friendly consumer graphics
> cards on the market and if you get a decent one their TV out is
> perfectly good.  Try to find one with the on-board Nvidia decoder chip
> - my Chaintech has this.  They will also boot directly to the TV
> output, so you don't need a monitor hooked up.
>  
> Can't help on the PVR250/350, as I just have a BT878 card... works
> fine for me, but with a slow CPU you'll definitely want one of the PVR
> cards, I can at least tell you that much.
>  
> Don't see why any GeForce 4 wouldn't work perfectly well with either
> PVR card though.
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From: Dave Urwin [mailto:durwin at siematic.com]
>         Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 11:54 AM
>         To: 'mythtv-users at mythtv.org'
>         Subject: [mythtv-users] Myth on a budget..
>         
>         
>         Hi, I'm kinda new to this.. be my first real time messing with
>         linux for anything useful (other than installing, playing with
>         stuff and then trying another distro).
>          
>         I'm gonna try to setup a box with some hardware i have kicking
>         around..
>          
>         The base unit will be a PIII 500, 40GB HD..
>          
>         I don't have video cards yet..  which will provide the less
>         hassle..
>          
>         G450? or nvidia MX400?
>          
>         Also.. i'm looking at getting a PVR-350 (most expensive bit
>         i'll have).
>          
>         I've been following the list for a while.. is there a combo
>         that *just works*.. i've already learned to stay away from SIS
>         stuff! :)
>          
>         I'm looking to make this as painless as possible.
>          
>         Thanks,
>          
>          Dave
> 
> 
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