[mythtv-users] 3dfx V3-3500
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I am in the same boat.......
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Marc Perea wrote:
> Hello fellow MythTV enthusiasts!
>
> This is my first attempt at building a MythTV box, and I am no expert
> with linux. I was wondering if anyone has had success with a
> voodoo3-3500TV being used as the backend capture device. I read the
> forums and found that plenty had problems, one mention of it working
> with Freevo, but no one posted that they were successful getting a V3
> 3500 to work with MythTV as the backend server. The 3500 is my only
> card with TV capture capability at the moment, and I am willing to
> purchase a better card if need be, but I was hoping to try this out
> and get started before dumping any money into the project. But if
> someone with more experience and knowledge than I hasn't got it
> working, I'd rather get a card that is known to work and won't cause
> hassle. Has anyone got the V3 working? If so, what flavor of linux
> works, were there any special dances you had to do, and any comments?
> If not, any recommendations for a good starter card, hopefully cheap$?
>
> Additionally, I was thinking about trying out the Xbox hack for the
> frontend once I get the backend up and running, and I was wondering if
> anyone has anything bad to say about doing that - because so far I've
> only heard good things! Oh, and I guess it'd be nice to know if, once
> the Xbox has been hacked, can you restore it to be used as an Xbox
> again or is the hack a one way process with no turning back? Also,
> does it only work on certain Xbox's, or is the hack universal accross
> revisions (if there are any)?
>
> Thanks for your comments!
>
>
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