[mythtv-users] Video card recommendations?

[Trampas]

The native driver does work but limits display to 800x600. For FC6 it is
called "nv" 

Trampas

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[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Viitasaari
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 10:41 AM
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Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Video card recommendations?

If you already have an NVidia AGP card then forget about using the
on-board video for now.

Does the native driver on a fresh install work with your NVidia AGP
card?

Best Regards, Hedgehog

On Mon, 2006-11-13 at 10:24 -0500, Trampas wrote:
> I have a Nvidia in a nforce2 motherboard, I have not been able to get the
> drivers to work. I have tried the on board video and an AGP video card
> neither will work. If someone knows how to get nvidia drivers loaded let
me
> know. 
> 
> Thanks
> Trampas
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Viitasaari
> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 10:13 AM
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> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Video card recommendations?
> 
> NVidia...NVidia...NVidia
> 
> Also, think about a low profile card for better cooling...especially if
> you have a small case.
> 
> Hedgehog
> 
> On Mon, 2006-11-13 at 09:31 -0500, John Drescher wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > On 11/13/06, Jared Davis <jared at cs.utexas.edu> wrote:
> >         Hi,
> >         
> >         I have a PVR-350 and haven't had much success in getting the X
> >         driver to work,
> >         so I haven't been able to play video files on the
> >         television.  I think I heard
> >         in a previous post that the MythTV developers aren't intending
> >         to support the 
> >         PVR-350's tv-out for long, so I guess I am in the market for a
> >         new video card
> >         that can handle the s-video output.  Ideally, I would like to
> >         get:
> >         
> >            - A relatively cheap card (I don't play 3d games, but it
> >         should be fast 
> >              enough to run MythTV on the television while I work in
> >         emacs on my
> >              monitor.)
> >         
> >            - A PCI Express card (it's my only free slot) with a DVI
> >         connection to the
> >              monitor and an S-video connection to the television 
> >         
> >            - A card that works well with X-windows and makes it
> >         relatively easy to set
> >              up the dual headed display between the monitor and the
> >         tv.
> >         
> > 
> > Get a nVidia based card. Their drivers are by far the best. I would
> > suggest a model but there are several hundred different models since
> > nVidia does not make cards only chips and 20+ manufacturers make cards
> > with the same chips.. 
> > 
> > Here is a link at newegg for the 197 nVidia PCI-E cards:
> > 
> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048
> > +0+1069609641&Subcategory=48&description=nvidia&Ntk=all&srchInDesc=
> > 
> > John
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