On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 11:25:14 -0500, sdk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 11:16:20 -0500, Travis Osterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> First, what is the difference in these > cards?
Both have hardware encoding, the 350 has the addition of mpeg decoding and video out.
> if I buy one of these cards, do I also need a video card?
If you get the 250, yes, you'll need a way to get the picture to a tv or monitor. The 350 has tv-out onboard.
-- Travis
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Also, if youre going to use the MythTV box for gaming and watching DVD's the 350 will not help you. I made the mistake of buying a 350 thinking I would be covered, but I was wrong.
From what I have read since I bought my 350, it's a tradeoff, the 350output gives you great Standard TV out, but you cant play games or watch DVD's because the framebuffer is too slow. A video card with tv-out does not have as great of a picture on the TV, but you can play games and watch DVD's.
The framebuffer is plenty fast for DVD- and mpeg4-watching as long as you use the ivtvdev X driver and your CPU can keep up with scaling and stuff. Playing games is trickier, although I have never tried it myself (except the occasional UAE session).
/ Niklas
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