I really like the idea of multiple categories... The scan-converter would go under the 'n00b'-style category..
Thanks for the suggestion. On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:10:36 +0800, Max Waterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nav Jagpal wrote: > > > > What do you think about video-out cards versus the PC->TV box? > > > > I know you didn't mean me, but I have just bought a small scan converter > box and it works 'ok' - good enough for me, until I have money for > something better. > > It was only 300rmb or so, so it was pretty cheap. It shows some visual > artifacts (the left and right edges are sometimes not straight, and some > virtical lines/edge in the picture wiggle). It doesn't work when I use > 640x480, but Ok when I use 800x600 or higher. > > I only have a PCI nVidia TNT2 card, so the picture sometimes is a little > choppy. > > I think it is a good solution for a budget system - v. easy to install > and setup - and it's something that is easy to upgrade later. > > Might I suggest you do something like ArsTechnica do when they recommend > systems. They have a 'budget', 'hot' and 'god' box. You could do > something similar but add a 'noob' box too - one that is 'trivial' to > set up :D > > A 'starter' might be nice too - one that is for people who know > something of what they are doing, but want to upgrade it easily. > > Well, perhaps that is too many categories.. > > Max. > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users >
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