[mythtvnz] Re: Video out

[Rama Madhusudhan]

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?

Thanks
Rama

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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
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> 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
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> 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).
>
>
>
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> 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.
>
>
>