[mythtv-users] 350 Tv Out vs. Nvidia 5200

[Joe Votour]

Where the PVR-350 shines for me that it recognizes
whether the content is interlaces or not, and handles
it appropriately (so say the log messages on the
console).  This is really nice because then I don't
have to use Bob to deinterlace, which makes the OSD
flicker..  (The other deinterlacing methods are not
good enough to get scrolling messages, especially on
ESPN to display without jitter/tearing).

However, despite that, I'm likely to go back to my
5200FX, since at least I don't have to play with
screen sizes to get it working.

-- Joe

--- mythtv-users at fastdruid.co.uk wrote:

> Jesse wrote:
> > Jesse Guardiani wrote:
> > > Dave wrote:
> > >> On 8/23/05, Mark Gardner <markgard at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >>> Can anyone comment on the quality comparison
> between the two 
> > >>> abovementioned chipsets?
> 
> Well just to add my 2p, I've had a PVR-350 running
> for about a year with
> TV/X out,
> I've just swapped to a nvidia Geforce4
> MX440/128Mb/AGP 8x
> 
> PVR-350: 
> Advantages:
> Picture quality - Supposedly better[0]
> Hardware en/decoding - low processor usage, ideal
> for low spec 'silent'
> frontends[1]
> 
> Disadvantages:
> It's physically fscking huge - wont for example fit
> in a pundit-R without
> case modifications
> Not 100% stable - crashes under ff/rew sometimes
> (ivtv v0.3.8/mythtv 18.1
> fwiw. May be better with later versions)
> No games
> No boot msg's - If you care (I don't and have a
> serial console if I want
> boot msgs)
> Problems with DVD's (much better with XV support)
> Not pretty on bootup (pops and different
> colours->distorted image/last image
> before shutdown->kde splash->kde->mythtv), can have
> driver loaded earlier)
> No hauppauge driver support
> some mythtv functions don't work (vol control etc)
> No VGA/DVI
> Cost
> 
> 
> MX440 (5200 or similar should be better)
> Advantages:
> Cheap
> Stable 
> nvidia driver support
> Games
> DVD'S
> DVI/VGA
> Prettier on bootup (blank screen->nvidia splash(if
> turned on)->suse late
> splash->(kde but for a split second and don't see
> it)->mythtv), depending on
> card/setup can have entire bootup from bios splash
> into mythtv.
> Easily replaceable/upgradeable hardware with _no_
> config changes (new nvidia
> card, just pop it in, single driver means 		config
> and driver
> won't change)
> 
> Disadvantages:
> Picture quality - supposedly worse[0]
> Uses processing power[1]
> Might be tricky to find a fanless one (I don't
> recommend it but if you're
> not playing taxing games you _might_ be safe
> to just unplug the fan, mine's died and the card
> works fine [and at
> 20-30quid for a 'upgrade' replacement I won't worry
> _too_ much if it dies])
> 
> FWIW IMHO unless you want a silent low powered
> machine or don't have an AGP
> slot I'd say save the pennies 
> (or cents) and just get a cheap nvidia card.
> 
> Anyone want to buy a PVR-350?
> 
> Druid
> 
> [0] TBH I can't see it but then again I've not got
> that nice a TV[2], on a
> BFO projector you might.
> [1] On a very unscientific test I got the following
> on playback:
> SuSE 9.1/2.6.11-rc2-bk3-20050125153357-default
> PVR-350
> P4/3GHz/800Mhz (HT DISABLED)
> 0.0-0.7% cpu
> 
> SuSE 10.0/2.6.13-15-smp
> MX440
> P4/2.8GHz/533Mhz (HT ENABLED)
> 6.5-8.5%
> 
> [2] Currently shopping for one though :-)
> 
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