[mythtv-users] Bad PVR-350--how to test?

[Johnny]

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>> So here's the deal:  Stuff I have recorded on MythTV will play fine when I
>> have the xorg.conf configured to play back through the built in VGA card.
>> But when I have it configured to use the PVR-350 as the playback device

Do you need to use the PVR-350 for playback for some reason. It is
generally discouraged these days. It tends to have various problems
and doesn't always play nice with X from what I recall. Since Mpeg2
decoding is trivial on virtually any CPU these days it doesn't make
much sense to use the 350 for playback anymore. Are you just using it
for the s-video out? You would probably be better off in terms of
quality, stability, and easy of use, to just pick up any Nvidia card
with an S-video out. You can find these for $20-$30 online.