[mythtv-users] Best card for HDTV?

[Jarod C. Wilson]

On Mar 11, 2004, at 19:21, Mike Ladwig wrote:

> I've been lurking for about a year, and am close to jumping in.  I'm 
> thinking
> of a Pundit with a Hauppauge PVR to do the encoding.
>
> My choice is between the 250 and onboard video or the 350 card to use 
> it's
> highly thought of tv out.  My television is a sony hdtv that can 
> accept all
> the various progressive standards.
>
> My understanding is that the 350 tvout is mostly advantageous for 
> connecting
> to televisions that only take interlaced inputs.  Am I correct in 
> thinking
> that my tv (since it can accept progressive inputs) won't benefit from 
> the
> 350 special capability?  And also that the Pundit onboard video will 
> produce
> good video quality from the motherboard svideo out?
>
> If not, I'd like to stay away from the 350 as it seems to be a very 
> unstable
> choice.
>
> For this project to be successful, I must achieve a very high WAF!

For a High-Def TV, I definitely recommend going a route that'll let you 
feed DVI or Component Video to your TV. The visual quality is on par 
with the 350 for analog TV, and you have all the benefits of a much 
better picture for DVD, Divx, etc.

http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/mythhd.php

-- 
Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE

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