[mythtv-users] Confirm TV-Out with Xv extension on Matrix G400 Dual Head

[John Danner]

The G400 w/ tv-out works for me. You do have to use the framebuffer driver and
there are a few other simple steps that you need to take to get it to copy the
output to the second head. There was a howto posted a while back (January)
that describes the steps you need to take to get it to work. 

I haven't seen the tv-out for the NVidia cards, but the Matrox looks good to me.

-John


---------- Original Message -----------
From: "Rob Comstock" <mythtv at westcoastlinux.com>
To: <mythtv-users at snowman.net>
Sent: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 08:31:34 -0700
Subject: [mythtv-users] Confirm TV-Out with Xv extension on Matrix G400 Dual Head

> I am in the process of building a Myth box. I have the AverMedia
> card working ok and can run xawtv. I would like to get a S-Video
> signal to my TV and am considering either a Matrox G400 dual
> head or a nVidia card of some flavor. By looking at these archives
> it appears that both work but there are some reports of trouble with
> the Matrix card. Looks like a FB device has to be used that seems
> to merge the two heads so the TV out is sort of a copy of the 1st
> head display in order to get Xv onto TV-Out. Is this true and if so
> has anyone implemented this strategy on this card?
> 
> There are also reports that the video quality of the Matrox card is
> the best that you can get. Has anyone seen direct comparisons
> between this and an nVidia with TV-Out card? Incrementally 
> better picture and the open source nature of the Matrox solution
> has appeal to me -- but only if I stand a chance of getting it to work.
> 
> Thanks in Advance!
> 
> Rob
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