[mythtv-users] Re: mythtv-users Digest, Vol 10, Issue 20 (half height PCI cards)

[Mark]

Three words for those looking for short cards: PCI riser card. 
 Available on Ebay, just does a 90 degree.
You'll have to mod your case back though.

Dane Kantner wrote:

>>>4. 1/2 height tuner cards? anyone know of any? The slim design cases
>>>at http://www.directron.com  would look really cool.
>>>      
>>>
>
>I bought a half height case (one of the coolermaster black ones) thinking
>the same thing... i now use it as my main PC, instead of the mythTV box it
>was intended to be.
>
>Finding a half height PCI tv capture card wasn't hard at all.... finding one
>that was the right chipset was a pain... i found a flyvideo 3100 made by
>lifeview, thats based onthe saa713x chipset.  i didn't get it working,
>though.... so i returned it.  most of the half height cards I found were
>either long out of stock, or were the conexant cx88 chipset that isn't
>really supported that well by anyone yet.
>
>some people did mention that the cheap ATI LE whatever card fits in a half
>height slot if you take off the metal bracket, but its mono only... I wanted
>something that supports stereo.
>
>I can't speak of the yuan encoder card that someone else mentioned...
>though, it is out of stock on newegg anyway.
>
>my advice is to stay clear of the half height cases, they severly limit your
>choices....
>
>-dane
>
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