On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 11:44:37 -0500, Michael Haan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am currently collecting the HW I will use to build my MythTv box. One > point i am unclear on is regarding the need for a video card. I've already > purchased a WinTv PVR-350 - do I also need a regular video card? I'm > planning on using SuSE 9.1. Do I need a video card to do the OS install, or > can I do it with just the PVR 350 and a TV (I think the answer should be > "no")?
the install on the tv might be difficult. if you want to go this route you should probably just stick an old video card in the system for the install and config. then yank the video card if you're only going to be using a tv. of course, this assumes you're using the tv out on the 350. > If I have a video card, do i even need a TV - can I just stream the > video to a nice flat-panel LCD and be rid of the TV forever? you could. in this case you may want to consider the cheaper PVR-250 since you won't need the tv out on the 350. you may also want to check out the quality of video on LCD tvs before you make this decision. > Finally, what video card would you recommend I use? i think you'll find a lot of video cards listed in the archives. i don't remember the specific model, but the nVidia cards seem to be rather popular. and this will also depend on whether you go with only a tv, or an LCD tv or want the ability to hook it up to a monitor at some point... > For that matter, how about sound cards? I'd like Dolby 5.1, THX... will you be running the sound directly to your tv? i'm guessing no if you want 5.1 sound. most likely your going to your stereo or something that already has some sound processing ability. if this is the case you i think you can get any sound card and let your stereo handle the sound processing. i don't believe the sound card will strip out the 5.1 signal so your stereo can still process it. or you could look for a sound card that has a pass-through option (more info in the archives - i'll refer you here since i may not know what i'm talking about :) > specs > 1) AMD64 3800+, 1G RAM, 1.2T SATA HD, WinTv PVR-350 if this is going to be solely a MythBox then this is a bit of overkill. you should need more than 512MB RAM and the processor is overkill as well. actually, check the archives again. i believe a couple ppl have been working with the AMD 64's to get them working with Myth and they are having varying results. just for comparison i'm (will be) using the following setup: Chaintech 7NIF2 - onboard audio/video/LAN Athlon XP 2800 512MB RAM PVR-250 KnoppMyth i still need to put it together ;) this system 'should' work out of the box as it's basically the KnoppMyth Reference Platform. ------------------------------------ 6 GMail Invites available Email me OFF-list only...
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