<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><br><br>On 4/12/2012, at 4:22 PM, Nick Rout <<a href="mailto:nick.rout@gmail.com">nick.rout@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 4:21 PM, Nick Rout <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nick.rout@gmail.com" target="_blank">nick.rout@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im">On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Don Robertson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:don@robertson.net.nz" target="_blank">don@robertson.net.nz</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hi all,<br>
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I have go a Pentium 4 3ghz running as a backend with Mythbuntu - as discussed on this list :-)<br>
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This machine is okay - cannot quite cope with recording HD TV, or Commercial Flagging *and* serving media to my laptop. But it can record two (sometimes three) channels, and will do for now. It is too loud for the living room though.<br>
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I would like to get a machine for a front end, and any suggestions anyone has. Quiet is good :-)<br>
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Given my backend is a P4 - would this be good enough for a front end?<br>
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A number of machines have DVI out - can can I use this to output full hd using a DVI to HDMI cable?<br>
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Could I use a vga to rca type cable to get full hd?<br>
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Anyway - thanks for the help :-)<br>
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DOn<br>
<br></blockquote></div><div><br>Revo R3700 is my best front end.<br><br>I did make a cheaper frontend the other day with a HP DC7100 P4 SFF machine for $50 <a href="http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=530648092" target="_blank">http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=530648092</a> paired with a fanless GT520 <a href="http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=531670969" target="_blank">http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=531670969</a><br>
<br>You cannot get HD full stop with an rca cable - a single RCA cable implies composite video which will only give you SD. Same with s-video. Three RCA cables will give you component, but there aren't man y video cards with component out these days.<br>
<br>Really for a decent video card (read nvidia with vdpau support) there is only VGA, DVI and HDMI).<br><br>If you don't have a TV that supports HDMI, your options are somewhat limited. Tell us what you are playing into and there may be more advice forthcoming.<br>
</div></div></blockquote><div><br><br>Sorry I wasn't very clear about DVI and HDMI - HDMI and DVI-D are electrically identical, so a straight (and cheap) DVI to HDMI cable will work fine - although sound is another matter.<br>
</div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><br></div></blockquote>DVI to HDMI _cable_ should be good. Steer clear of DVI to HDMI adapters. Nothing but trouble in my experience.</body></html>