[mythtv-users] Myth Frontend hardware

[Hamish Moffatt]

On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 11:30:14AM -0400, John Wozniak wrote:
>    First let me say that I am a noob with myth, just now setting up the backend (FC2, 2xPVR250, 512mb, 200gb drive, athlon xp2200, MX440, 17" flat panel screen).
>   For my frontend myth box, I am going to be hooking it up to my very nice quality surround sound system and large widescreen HD TV.  I don't mind paying a couple extra $$ for good quality, and one thing is for sure, I do want excellent video quality.  Besides playing back DVDs, my TV source is Digital Cable.
>    SO my questions are, 
> 1) what is the better setup for a myth box sound card to stereo; plain old line out, S/PDIF RCA, optical, brand/model   
> 2) what are the diffs of the various video cards; MX440, FX5200, FX5500, memory size - 64mb, 128mb  
> 3) which video card is the best for Myth; no games or such  
> 4) is there a motherboard out there that is best recommended with these highend features (I saw the specs on a DFI NFII ULTRA INFINITY board that had an optical s/pdif and a nFource2 Ultra 400).

Gigabyte 7N400 Pro2 has optical S/PDIF with nForce2 standard. The lower-end
Gigabyte boards (and ASUS boards) do support it but they don't supply
the bracket with the optical transmitter and connector, and they're not
too easy to get.


Hamish
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