On 01/25/2006 09:02 AM, David Schmidt wrote: > DISCLAIMER: My 350-based system is not fully working yet, but since > I'm in the middle of setup, I'm rather familiar with options for > it..... (If I'm wrong on any of this, someone please correct me..... > > 1) The 350 *can* output sound (use the red/white RCA plugs on the > svideo adapter cable that should have come with it--make sure it is > plugged into svideo out, not svideo in). > > 2) If you do this, however, you can't control the volume in Myth. > You'll need to use your TV volume control. > > 3) Also in this case, only live and recorded TV will have sound > MythMusic and most, if not all MythVideos will be silent (and > MythGame, if you use that). > > 4) You can solve 2 & 3 by getting a sound card and looping the > red/white RCAs into sound card in, then sound card out to your RF > modulator or VCR. > > 5) Using the 350, your machine specs should be passable. My > (prototype only) system is > > - P3/450 MHz > - PVR 350 in/out > - SB Live/Value > - 384 Meg RAM > - 20 Gig IDE HD (boot/root/apps/db) > - 40 Gig IDE HD (video). > > Like I said, it's not 100% there yet (the same overscanned menus you > see, a few usability issues), but except for very long menu > transitions (1-3 seconds) and startup times (10-12 seconds), it's > performance is fine. > > HTH! > Excellent post--especially for someone who's not yet done setting up his system. And, it's completely correct. Thanks for contributing!
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