[mythtvnz] Re: Video out

[Steven Ellis]

Rama Madhusudhan wrote:
> I have a micro-ATX case which I am hoping to make my mythtv box.  Can
> anyone tell if a PCR-150 will fit i.e. the breath matches that of the
> box?  Where can I find such info.  Same with an nvidia video card?

You will need to check if the case allows for full height or low profile
PCI cards. There is a low profile version of the PVR-150, and there are
Low Profile NVidia cards.
>
> Thanks
> Rama
>
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>>    1. Video Out Options (Rama Madhusudhan)
>>    2. Re: Video Out Options (Nick Rout)
>>    3. Re: Video Out Options (Robin Gilks)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:31:06 +1200
>> From: Rama Madhusudhan <mrama@orcon.net.nz>
>> To: mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz
>> Subject: [mythtvnz] Video Out Options
>> Reply-To: mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I know that lot of people use Hauppauge's wintv-pvr-150 for video
>> capture, what do people use for video out? Why not Hauppauge's
>> wintv-pvr-350 which has video out?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Rama.
>>
>>
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:46:16 +1200
>> From: Nick Rout <nick@rout.co.nz>
>> To: mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz
>> Subject: Re: [mythtvnz] Video Out Options
>> Reply-To: mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz
>>
>> Rama Madhusudhan wrote:
>>  
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I know that lot of people use Hauppauge's wintv-pvr-150 for video
>>> capture, what do people use for video out? Why not Hauppauge's
>>> wintv-pvr-350 which has video out?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Rama.
>>>     
>>
>> Thats certainly a possibility, but most nvidia cards these days also
>> have TV out, and many modern TV's are moving to new technologies. My
>> TV is an LCD and has a VGA input as well as the other usual suspects
>> (HDMI, component, s-video and composite).
>>
>> PVR 350's are quite expensive, as well as being analogue in an age
>> when NZ is (finally) moving to digital TV via freeview.
>>
>> With TV out xvmc capable nVidia cards being relatively cheap, a
>> better solution is a sat card for input and an nvidia card for output
>> (IMHO).
>>
>>
>>
>> --__--__--
>>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:44:41 +1200 (NZST)
>> Subject: Re: [mythtvnz] Video Out Options
>> From: "Robin Gilks" <g8ecj@gilks.org>
>> To: mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz
>> Reply-To: mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz
>>
>>
>>  
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I know that lot of people use Hauppauge's wintv-pvr-150 for video
>>> capture, what do people use for video out? Why not Hauppauge's
>>> wintv-pvr-350 which has video out?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Rama.
>>>     
>>
>> Its standard def (no high def), its svideo only (no VGA), its interlaced
>> (no progressive scan), its expensive (compared to a $50 nvidia card & a
>> PVR150), it runs hot (compared to an Epia card that has svideo out),
>> problems with OSD in MythTV, no 3D acceleration for fancy visualisation
>> (eg GOOM)... and so the list goes on.
>>
>> Great card 3-4 years ago but the rest of the world has caught up and
>> overtaken it somewhat.
>>
>>
>>   
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