[mythtv-users] S-Video Output PVR250 or PVR350???

[Khanh Tran]

Great.  So with all that said, I believe it just makes sense to get a
decent video card (onboard or otherwise) that doesn't have S-Video out
and just use the one that comes with the PVR350.  Can anyone post a link
to good documentation on using the PVR350's S-Video output?

That leads me to another question.  How does the quality on the PVR350's
S-Video compare to using a VGA to S-Video scan converter?  I'm sure that
I'll be looking into a new display device for my home theater as prices
plummet on plasma/LCD displays.  Most of those come with VGA or DVI
inputs...

-Khanh Tran
khanh at khanh.net

-----Original Message-----
From: John Kuhn [mailto:kuhn at razorsys.com] 
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 10:09 AM
To: khanh at khanh.net; Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] S-Video Output PVR250 or PVR350???


>I'm looking at buying hardware for my first MythTV box.
>
>I've been tossing around the idea of getting something like the Shuttle
>SN41G2B.  It has nVidia nForce2 + MCP-T for graphics with S-Video out
>and a front mounted SPDIF output, but I've settled on that one.  I'm
>basically looking for something cost effective, but with a decent
amount
>of hardware that is supported by Linux.
>
>Since I know I'm getting a PVR250 or PVR350 to do video caputre, my
>question is, can I use the S-Video output on those card to display
>everything on my TV,
>
Yes, a 350 will.. a 250 does not have svid out

> or do I need a separate S-Video out from the main
>VGA board? 
>
this will work as well.. tho i find the output from my 350 to be 1000x 
better then from my vid card

> Will the S-Video out on the PVR cards  actually display the
>MythTV UI and the X Windows interface?  
>
>  
>
yes

--John