Well, I'm running media-box on Celeron 1.7GHz. I don't have any issues playing DVD's or any type of MPEG movies. They all work fine. My only problem is when I try and save TV shows, I lose frames and CPU usage is about 100%. I am just looking for alternative to expensive WinTV 250/350 cards.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Griffiths" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Freevo-Users" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:50 PM Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] mpeg decoder card question > No, I know about the dxr3 - I'd been searching for xcard/linux drivers, > or something similar on google and found a reference to vdr supporting > it. > It wouldn't suprise me if the post was thinging about the dxr3 but hey, > damned shame. > > On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 10:37:03 -0500, "Charles Lavin" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > Your thinking of the dxr3 aka RealMagic Hollywood Plus. This card only > > supports MPEG/MPEG2 in hardware. It is supported in VDR and Freevo. > > You can get these cheap on E-Bay. I actually got 10 of them off of > > e-bay for under a hundred bucks. > > > > Drivers for this card can be found at http://dxr3.sourceforge.net > > > > > > On Thu, 2004-06-24 at 10:12, Chris Griffiths wrote: > > > I've heard some rumblings about it being supported by the VDR project - > > > but I've not been able to find anything concrete. > > > > > > It's a shame, as it gives very good TV-out and would help out otherwise > > > slow machines - for a reasonable price. > > > > > > - Chris > > > > > > On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 04:27:16 -0500, "Charles Lavin" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > > No Linux Drivers. Can't be used to convert files, only to display them. > > > > Don't buy this card because Sigma Designs violated the GPL by stealing > > > > code from the XVID project. I think they finally resolved the issue but > > > > it took quite a bit of pressure from the XVID project. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 2004-06-24 at 03:46, skeeterskip wrote: > > > > > I was checking out old Tomshardware review on site > > > > > > > > > > http://graphics.tomshardware.com/video/20020621/sigma-05.html#conclusion_convenient_mpeg4_playback_for_dated_computers > > > > > > > > > > A mpeg decoder card called Realmagic xcard is a hardware based decoder which > > > > > will allow MPEG-2 and 4 decoding. I think this is mainly for lowering CPU > > > > > usage for playback of MPEG-2 and 4 files. I'm trying to figure out if this > > > > > can be used with tvcard to convert avi to mpeg4 for recording tv shows. Does > > > > > anyone know if it can do this and if linux drivers are available? > > > > > > > > > > http://www.buy.com/retail/Product_jump.asp?sku=10322167&SearchEngine=Inktomi&Type=PI&Keyword=10322167&Category=Comp&dcaid=17282 > > > > > > > > > > Skeeter > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. > > > > > Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - > > > > > digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, > > > > > unmatched networking opportunities. 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