[mythtv-users] old video card from a VAIO

[Jeff Simpson]

On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 13:34:22 -0600, Mike Angstadt <daenris at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've got an old video card/tuner combo card from a Sony VAIO desktop
> that I'm considering using just for fun to see if I can get MythTV
> working.  I'm fairly certain it's a really old ATI all in wonder card,
> and before you start yelling at me :)  the card is listed on the bttv
> gallery http://pvrhw.goldfish.org/bttv/bttv-gallery.html (do a find
> for 'all in wonder') and is from around the same time period.  So
> since people always respond to AIW questions by saying MythTV uses the
> bttv drivers, it appears as if this card works with them.
> Additionally people have said the AIW can't be used for display and as
> a tuner at the same time, but since I have digital cable, am I correct
> in saying that the digital cable box actually acts as my TV-tuner, so
> the video card really only has to have TV-out since it won't be using
> the tuner?
> 
> Just wondering if anyone had any thoughts about using this card for
> MythTV... I know the suggestion will probably be to go out and buy the
> cheapest new card I can find, but I'm just doing this for fun and
> trying to use entirely parts I already have.
> 
> -Mike
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The digital cable box does act as the tuner, but you'll still need
some way to get the video into the computer. I don't believe the all
in wonder has composite input (I may be wrong). Having said that, even
if it does have the composite input, chances are if people said you
can't use the tuner and display at the same time, the same probably
applies to the video input and display.

I had an old AIW card that I wanted to use just for TV out before I
discovered mythtv. It supposedly worked with the Gatos drivers, but I
was never able to get it to work. I know you said not to just suggest
getting something else, but seriously, decide what your time is worth
and know when to give up and throw the old card out - I spent weeks
fiddling with my AIW card, and I would have been much happier had I
just gone out and picked up a $20 nVidia card that had tvout and a $60
PVR card.

 - Jeff


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