Nvidia dropped xv hardware scaling? WAS: (Re: [mythtv-users] Video card recommendation for 24" LCD (1920x1200))

2005-12-19 Thread Andy Leung
Well that is starnge. This msg specifically stated that 6600 no longer support xv hardware scaling: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2005/08/msg00205.html Anyone knows what's the real scope here? --- Stephen Boddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday 19 December 2005 08:

[mythtv-users] Video card recommendation for 24" LCD (1920x1200)

2005-12-19 Thread Andy Leung
Hi, I'm planning a new PC. It will run myth but also act as my work PC and web/app/database server. I'll only watch myth on my computer monitor (not on TV) which will be Dell 2405FPW. The resolution of that monitor is 1920x1200. >From what I read about Myth, the recommended video card is Nvidia 5

RE: [mythtv-users] WinTV-PVR-350 hardware decoder only works for TV out?

2005-10-18 Thread Andy Leung
--- "Simpson, Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now that I think about it, the 350 does not have a > VGA output, which means the video stream has to go > through the normal video card to get to the monitor. > So no hardware decoding for VGA. They must have let > the marketing guys write the dat

Re: [mythtv-users] WinTV-PVR-350 hardware decoder only works for TV out?

2005-10-18 Thread Andy Leung
--- "Joseph A. Caputo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 18 October 2005 13:05, Andy Leung wrote: > > --- Dewey Smolka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Nvidia geforce and fx cards work great through > the > > > S-vid o

RE: [mythtv-users] WinTV-PVR-350 hardware decoder only works for TV out?

2005-10-18 Thread Andy Leung
--- "Simpson, Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Isn't s-video for output to TV? I want to watch TV > on > > my computer monitor but want to make use of > hardware > > MPEG decoder. Do you know if MythTV can use such > MPEG >

Re: [mythtv-users] WinTV-PVR-350 hardware decoder only works for TV out?

2005-10-18 Thread Andy Leung
--- Dewey Smolka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nvidia geforce and fx cards work great through the > S-vid out after you > install the nvidia driver and configure xorg.conf to > use that instead > of the native nv driver. ATIs can be troublesome. Isn't s-video for output to TV? I want to watch TV o

Re: [mythtv-users] WinTV-PVR-350 hardware decoder only works for TV out?

2005-10-18 Thread Andy Leung
--- Nick Rosier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 17/10/05, Andy Leung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sounds like the hardware decoder only kicks in > when > > you're using a TV set for display. Is that really > the > > case when using MythTV and PVR-350?

[mythtv-users] WinTV-PVR-350 hardware decoder only works for TV out?

2005-10-17 Thread Andy Leung
I found this on the Hauppauge site (http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/products/data_pvr350.html ): "WinTV-PVR-350 contains a highly integrated MPEG-1/2 hardware encoder and hardware MPEG-1/2 decoder. WinTV-PVR-350 uses the hardware MPEG encoder for watching live TV, for pausing live TV and for record