[mythtv-users] Advice on Building a Quiet MythTV Box?

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Nov 29, 2008, at 1:10 AM, Paul Gardiner wrote:

> Brad DerManouelian wrote:
>> I just wanted to clarify for anyone running across this post that  
>> MythTV does not have a problem displaying beautiful video  
>> comparable to what you can get from any other system. You either  
>> have a hardware or setting problem (since you've made sure your  
>> settings are all good, I'll go with a hardware problem) if it's not  
>> as good. MythTV is not the problem.
>
> I've tried three systems:
>
> 1) J7F2WE1G2E fanless ITX motherboard, using S-Video out.
>
> 2) EN12000E fanless ITX motherboard using component out.
>
> 3) A8V motherboard, Athlon64 2.2GHz, Radeon 9000, with VGA
> set up to output PAL timings, and wired to TV's Scart.

I presume all with the same capture device?

I don't know anything about PAL or what you're capturing, but my  
experience with video quality has been extremely satisfactory with my  
NTSC PVR-350 (not as good with my PVR-150 for whatever reason - I  
think my power supply was interfering with the signal) and now  
flawless with my digital capture devices.

Anyway, I wasn't trying to trouble-shoot your problem because again, I  
know nothing about PAL or your setup. I was just saying that it's a  
wrong assumption that MythTV has bad video quality and people should  
look for an alternative of playing it back.

-Brad