[mythtvnz] micro ATX with insufficient PCI slots

[Vance McIndoe]

There's been significant discussion on this list about nVidia drivers
and support of H.264 for DVB-T - but since I can't get DVB-T until
freeview increase their coverage I'm considering dumping my nVidia card
(whose nasty-as fan currently hides a valuable PCI slot).  So, I'm
interested in feedback on the level of ATI support with MythTV (just for
SD channel use).

I have a **Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H rev 1.1 motherboard (with AMD780G)
which according to this page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_700_chipset_series#Integrated_graphics,
has integrated graphics through ATI/RADEON HD3200 (currently disabled).
If I can use this IGP, then it will allow me to remove my "double-width"
nVidia 9600GT hence freeing up enough space to allow me to install a
second DVB-S card.  Yay!

So my question is, can I do this with MythTV without requiring any great
amount of hacking / patching?

As a second thought - any suggestions on a new mATX motherboard that has
more than 2 PCI slots or just doesn't have the PCI-E(x16) slot right
next to the PCI slots?  Ideally the replacement motherboard would still
support my AM2 Athlon64 X2 and two DDR2 PC6400 SDRAM's.
<sigh>--Sometimes I think an ATX would have been a better option.

Vance

**http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx
?ProductID=2814