[mythtv-users] Comments on PNY GeForce4 MX 440 vs Chaintech?

Pete Cable petercable at gmail.com
Wed Oct 6 02:58:28 UTC 2004


They should all be more or less the same. I couldn't tell you the
exact manufacturer of mine, I just grabbed the cheapest one on the
shelf after my geforce2 died. Works like a champ....


On Tue, 5 Oct 2004 18:51:00 -0700, Milan Andric <mio at lebox.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 05, 2004 at 01:26:44PM -0400, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> > On 10/05/2004 12:02 PM, Milan Andric wrote:
> >
> > >On Tue, Oct 05, 2004 at 02:44:11AM -0400, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>On 10/05/2004 12:56 AM, Milan Andric wrote:
> > >>
> > >is your advice to scrap the old video card and get a matrox440? i remember
> > >an old mail where you have a specific recommendation.  I guess it wouldn't
> > >be too bad of an investment, but i already (over)spent $140 on the
> > >hauppauge.
> > >i was taking the frugal but rocky path; it fits my philosophy.
> > >
> > >
> > The one I'm using is a Chaintech GeForce4 MX440 (not a Matrox).  It's
> > nice because it does OpenGL (with the nVidia proprietary drivers), good
> > TV out, and it cost me $40.  If you shop around, you can probably find
> > the same card for $30 at the right place/right time.  Whether it's worth
> > it I'll leave up to you.  Although, IMHO, the time my Myth box saves me
> > in watching the shows I want to watch was well worth the expense...  I
> > considered other video cards, but went with the GF4MX440 because it was
> > known to work well, and was simple to set up.
> 
> Does anyone have any experience with the PNY version of this card?
> Does it work with similarly as the chaintech?
> 
> PNY GeForce4 MX 440 / 64MB / AGP 8X / VGA / TV Out / White Box Video Card
> 
> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1057516&CatId=877
> 
> $19 after rebate
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> --
> Milan
> 
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