[mythtvnz] Video card for a diskless frontend?

[Douglas Pearless]

I use a NVIDIA 9400GT with 512MB.
Cheers
Douglas

Stuart Whelan wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I am looking for advice on what is desirable in a video card for a front end.
>
> The TV I am driving is a 32" widescreen CRT, which only takes S-Video
> or Composite.
>
> The motherboard is it going on has a PCI-e16 slot.
>
> This card will only every be a mythtv card, no gaming functionality required.
>
> I lean heavily towards the Nvidia range, but only because that is all
> I have every owned.
>
> When looking at the card, what do I need to take into account?
>
> Is the amount of memory on the card important for myth?
>
> Do I need to go for DDR3 vs DDR2 memory? Does Mythtv push the card that hard?
>
> Is there a specific generation of card that will give me something the
> previous ones do not?
>
> I am pretty clueless when it comes to video tech, I am afraid, so any
> advice would be welcome.
>
> Thanks,
> Stuart.
>
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