[mythtv-users] graphics card memory needed for VDPAU & HDPVR

Bill Williamson bill at bbqninja.com
Fri Dec 5 22:24:15 UTC 2008


On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 7:16 AM, Moasat <mythtv at moasat.dyndns.org> wrote:

> >       From: Lee Koloszyc
> >
> >       The one at microcenter is the one I am having problems with.
> >       Anyways on newegg it says it comes with an hdtv cable (component
> out
>
> >       cable), the one from microcenter doesn't. That is probably the
> difference.
> >       Also the fan is fairly quiet, not audible over my cpu fan:)
> >
>
>
> That card from newegg says it comes with an HDTV cable but the pitures of
> the product and the specs say that it only has an s-video connector on the
> back.  With only 4 pins in the s-video connector, you will not get
> component
> video out of it.
>
>
I got an asus card with the HDTV cable and the "s-video" connector is really
a custom plug with 8-10 or so pins, not just the 4 for s-video.

When you plug in an s-video cable, it works as svideo.  When you plug in the
dongle it uses other pins to give you component out.

Make sense?
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