[mythtv-users] Looking for hardware recommendations

[Allen Edwards]

Did you try washing the card?  Use water and a tooth brush.  I think
someone suggested using your wife's toothbrush so you don't spoil
yours but I wont go there.  Let it air dry for 24 hours and see if it
works.  Your can may not have done permanent damage.

Allen


On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 1:03 PM, Ryan Allen<ryan at the-summit.net> wrote:
> So, my cat puked into my MythTV box.  Not kidding!
>
> Since the puke, the video is all blue.  The red channel of the component
> out is fried.  The video is on the MB.
>
> Now, my fancy AVR will not allow me to use an additional audio input if
> I use HDMI for video input.  The HDMI video works on the MB, btw.
>
> So I have two options:
>
> CHEEP:
> get a PCIx video card that does component out.
>
>
> EXPENSIVE:
> Future proof with new MB, RAM, CPU.
>
>
> Ideally, I'd like to do HD AUDIO over HDMI, and video that supports
> VDPAU
>
> Can someone recommend a video card that does audio over HDMI that is
> painless to configure?  How about with component output?  VDPAU?
>
> What is the hottest MythTV motherboard with onboard video/audio these days?
> HDMI W/audio out?
>
> I typically run the MythBuntu distro.
>
> Insights to your experiences are most appreciated.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
>
>
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