[mythtvnz] Video card for a diskless frontend?

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stuart Whelan" <mythtv at somepointinthefuture.co.nz>
To: "MythTV in NZ" <mythtvnz at lists.linuxnut.co.nz>
Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [mythtvnz] Video card for a diskless frontend?


> The TV is a JVC AV-32X4BA.

This is almost certainly a SD CRT - which quite likely overscans.  An old card which runs the older drivers - including overscan 
adjustment - may well be best for this TV -  unless you will not want to run a desktop at all.

Buy a fancy graphics card when you buy a HD TV - they'll be cheaper and more power efficient.

Also be aware of the varieties of S-Video - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-Video   As has been mentioned on list S-Video is 
confusing -  they are not all the same or even equal.

Also consider that the advantage of S-Video over composite is minimal and not worth (IMHO) the extra cable cost or hassle.

Very likely the best quality image on your TV will come via RGB input via SCART however whether you can easily get RGB out of a 
NVIDIA (or other) card I do not know, someone on list might?  Testing with an older DVD with RGB out, composite and S-Video will 
demonstrate the video quality differences.

> Thanks for the advice!
Hope that helps!  Do let us know!