[mythtv-users] Best non-Hauppauge TV-out cards?

Darren Richards darren.richards at cox.net
Tue Mar 2 02:51:38 EST 2004


Actually, I forgot to mention that I upgraded to the 18_22035-2 version of
firmware at the same time I switched to the different TV-out card, so it's
entirely possible that some of my stability problems were solved as a result
of the upgraded firmware...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Darren Richards" <darren.richards at cox.net>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 12:20 AM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Best non-Hauppauge TV-out cards?


> Scott,
>
> The Chaintech GeForce4 MX card just came in the mail today.  I finally got
> everything installed and tweaked just right, and I wanted to share my
> results.  Let me just sum up by saying that this is freakin' awesome!!  I
> have spent the last hour doing everything I could possibly imagine to try
> and crash the backend, hang my system, or stop a current recording.  I
just
> can't do it anymore.  The program guide while watching live TV works like
a
> champ.  I turned on the video preview option, and I entered and exited the
> "watch recordings" menu probably 4 dozen times.  I watched varoious
recorded
> shows, paused, fast-forwarded, rewinded, etc...  I did this over and over
> and over and over again, but never once was I able to stop a current
> recording or hang my system.  I'm ecstatic!!  Also, the time it takes to
> change channels has gone from 4 seconds to about 1 second. Not bad!
>
> I'm still using the 350 as my capture card.  The on-screen displays
actually
> look better with the GF4MX tv-out than with the 350.  Live (or recorded)
TV
> doesn't look quite as sharp, but the difference is only really noticable
> when there is a lot of on-screen movement.  I increased the capture
bitrate
> and that seemed to help.  Other than that, I haven't done any real
> tweaking...
>
> As they say, YMMV, but I'd definitely recommend buying another tv-out
> graphics card, and hang on to the 350 as your capture device.  As far as
the
> WAF goes, I think this will be the best investment I've made...
>
> -darren
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Anderson" <scottanderson at comcast.net>
> To: <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 1:56 PM
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Best non-Hauppauge TV-out cards?
>
>
> > I have a PVR-350, but due to some issues (detailed previously) as well
> > as things like mplayer and mame not running on the pvr, I'm considering
> > purchasing a reasonably cheap TV-out card until things get ironed out. I
> > need to keep the WAF up to preserve domestic tranquility, and the best
> > way might be to spend *more* money. ;-)
> >
> > There are some good deals on GeForce4 MX cards on newegg.com... has
> > anyone had good experience using them with Myth? What seems to be the
> > best/most stable/good quality card to use?
> >
> > Regards,
> > -scott
>
>
>
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