[mythtv-users] Myth 0.14 - Version 1.0??

[Chris Delis]

On Mon, Feb 09, 2004 at 11:12:32AM -0600, Donour Sizemore wrote:
> 
> On Feb 9, 2004, at 10:46 AM, J. Donavan Stanley wrote:
> 
> >papenfuss at juneau.me.vt.edu wrote:
> >
> >>>I guess I should have been clearer... The ACCELERATED DRIVERS don't  
> >>>support interlaced output.  I figured it went without saying that 1)  
> >>>X supports interlaced output and 2) Many video card chipsets support  
> >>>interlaced output.
> >>>
> >>
> >>	Since not all video cards are NVIDIA (something which they're trying 
> >>hard to remedy), I don't know that I'd accept that statement either.   
> >>What is true is that the *NVidia binary drivers* do not support  
> >>interlaced output.  A number of other card/driver combinations do.   
> >>Also remember that "accelerated" means different things.  Strictly  
> >>speaking, the 'nv' open-source driver is "accelerated" since it  
> >>doesn't require the CPU to individually put each byte into the card's  
> >>memory.  It's not as fast as the 'nvidia' binary driver, nor does it  
> >>support GL, etc, but it's still accelerated.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Oh for crying out loud you're making a religious issue out of a simple  
> >statement.  If there is a card with video drivers that support all  
> >features of the card, and interlaced TV out then name it.  After  
> >searching the web for weeks, the ONLY card that I've seen that has  
> >drivers available for all it's features PLUS interlaced TV out the the  
> >Matrox G400, which is no longer available except as a bargain bin or  
> >closeout item.
> >
> 
> LOTS of cards do. name a price range. The matrox 400 line is still  
> available.
> 
> http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-106 
> -139&catalog=48&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=0
> 
> It has very good 2d performance and image quality.


Do you (or anyone else on the list)  know if it has comparable tvout quality
as the pvr350?