[mythtv-users] Low Profile nVidia cards

[Nick Rout]

On Thu, October 18, 2007 8:38 am, F Peeters (MythTV) wrote:
> On Wed, October 17, 2007 21:09, Anthony R. Baker wrote:
>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: Josh White
>>>To: Discussion about mythtv
>>>Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 1:56 PM
>>>Subject: [mythtv-users] Low Profile nVidia cards
>>>
>>>
>>>Does anyone have any experience using low profile cards in a front end?
>>> I
>>> just purchased an IBM NetVista >Desktop machine to use as a frontend,
>>> and
>>> it apparently requires a "low profile" video card (the back panel is
>>> too
>>> >short for a standard pci card).  It's a P4 1.6ghz, with AGP.  I'm
>>> inclined to go with this:
>>> >http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814139165
>>> Anyone
>>> have experience with >anything similar (I saw at least one Mythtv
>>> reference in the comments)?  Anything else to recommend?
>>
>> Replaced a 7500 LE with this
>> http://www.pcconnection.com/ProductDetail?Sku=6303598. Nearly the same
>> card.
>> It is a PCI that can be standard or low profile. I couldn't be happier..
>> It's the first card I've had that "just works" right out of the box.
>>
>
> Got me a XFX geForce 6200 AGP 4x/8x card last week, comes with a normal
> size bracket with VGA, DVI and S-Video connectors.
> Remove the bracket, and you have a low-profile with s-video and DVI, VGA
> on a separate plu with small flatcable.
> Unfortunately it did notcome with a low profile VGA bracket *or* DVI to
> VGA plug, but I has one left over from a previous experiment, so I am one
> happy canmper...
>
> And again, it Just Works(TM)...

I have ine like that and need it to be low profile. What did you do about
the lack of a low profile bracket? Or does it just hang loose in the slot?

-- 
Nick Rout