[mythtv-users] Voodoo3 3500 TV? anyone?

[John Kuhn]

Tony Maro wrote:

> John Kuhn wrote:
>
>>
>>> How exactly did you "poke" around Google? I entered "Voodoo 3500 
>>> Linux", and the first hit was to a Debian mailing-list message that 
>>> in turn pointed me to this project --
>>
>
> Not to mention that I've discussed my 3500 TV card right here on this 
> list - so he didn't search the archives very well either ;-)

its a  wonder why people get intimidated to post to lists like this

>>>         http://v3tv.sourceforge.net/
>>>
>>> It appears to be the right place to get you started using this card 
>>> with Linux and X, at least. Since this card uses neither the bttv 
>>> nor the ivtv module, I'd suspect it does not work with Myth ... 
>>
>
> Actually it should.  I used mine with Freevo under Mandrake 9.1.  Pre 
> January 2004 the tuner wouldn't work with Mandrake 9.2 so I bought 
> another tuner - something incompatible with the kernel, but it looks 
> like they've updated since the last attempt I made.
>
> I still use mine for the TV out using the drivers now included in the 
> Kernel, and purchased a TV-Wonder VE.  I can't seem to get it to 
> overscan, so I have about a half-inch black border on my 27" TV ( so I 
> guess it's a 25" now ;-)
>
> I found the S-Video connection to be rather poor though and am using 
> the composite out.
>
> -Tony

thanks for the info.. i had planned to use the S-Video out of the card.. 
if its poor quality.. not sure i should bother.. i was given to me.. and 
like any good geek i wasnt going to turn it down :)

--John