[mythtv-users] Which Nvidia card for TV-OUT?

[Jarod C. Wilson]

A: Because English is read from left to right, top to bottom.
Q: Why is top-posting a bad thing?

(top-posting rearranged)

> On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 14:11, Jim Valavanis wrote:
>> I'm just trying to determine which card is the best for S-Video 
>> TV-out.
>>
>> I can pick up the Jaton, PNY, or Compaq Nvidia GForce adapters, but I
>> wanted to ask which one will be the most reliable.  I will be S-Video
>> outputing to a 40" Plasma display.  Any advice?

On Nov 3, 2003, at 13:22, Edward Rudd wrote:

> If you are outputing to that big and nice of a screen, spend some extra
> bucks and get the DVI output and a DVI adapter to plug into your plasma
> screen.. there are DVI to RGB component cables (which your screen 
> should
> have inputs for)
>
> Other than that. it's 6 of one half dozen of the other. they are all 
> are
> pretty much the same reliability as they are all the same components
> from Nvidia.

No, they are NOT all the same components from nVidia. They all have 
very similar graphics chips, but different manufacturers will use 
different speeds (and quality) of memory, different TV encoder chips, 
different TV-Out connectors, different PCB layouts, transistors, 
capacitors, etc. ONLY the graphics chip and a reference design come 
from nVidia, pretty much everything else varies.

I have first-hand experience with MSI, PNY (who actually uses MSI as 
their OEM), Chaintech, a few others and Jaton. Most of the cards worked 
just fine, but the Jaton was an absolute pile of crap. Exact same 
machine, exact same drivers and everything, and the picture from the 
Jaton was flat out TERRIBLE (nasty moire patterns, mostly). Long story 
short, don't get the Jaton. Of the three you (Jim) mentioned, I'd get 
the PNY.

-- 
Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE

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