> > > > I think where I was confused is that I thought > xine/mplayer/ogle would > > need to decode the image before sending the raw data out to the > > pvr-350. > > Depending on the program you use, it might have to decode. > MPlayer supports outputting to the PVR-350 natively, but I > don't think that xine and ogle do yet. > > > So, if I had a faster video card (or one that supported xv) > it would > > be able to decode the data faster, then just dump to the out of the > > 350. > No! The video cards are not chained! You would output > either to your onboard video (or whatever card replaces it), > OR to the PVR-350 card. Not both. Your regular video card > cannot access the PVR-350 at all. > The "faster video card" being able to decode the data does > not help the PVR-350 at all. Nor does the PVR-350's MPEG-2 > decoding help your regular video card out. > > Having a card that supports Xv would help out with scaling > the image, so that it is done in hardware, instead of > software. This is not implemented in the PVR-350 yet (and > may not ever be, I don't know), but is implemented in a fair > number of recent graphics cards. > > >
Ah, the light goes on! Thanks for the reply. So my only real options are: 1. Live with the fact that I have a great PVR and just can't play DVDs with the 350 2. Get a new video card. Thanks again Joe and Nick for the replies, very much appreciated. Scott
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