[mythtv-users] MPEG-2, PVR-350 and DVD playing

[Jarod Wilson]

On Friday 15 October 2004 10:18, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> >Not being able to play DVDs on my EPIA-based MythTV PVR is annoying,
> >and the solution seems so simple...
>
> It is...  Don't use the PVR-350's TV out.  :)  (Don't know if that's a
> possibility with the EPIA's, but it was definitely the right solution
> for my Athlon-based system...)

Support for the EPIA's cle266 chipset is getting pretty good, I'm actually 
planning to yank my 350 out of my EPIA and finally start playing with the 
unichrome driver (the entire system is just on the shelf right now anyhow)...

> I still don't understand how someone can consider the PVR-350 TV out
> "much better quality" than a good nVidia TV out when you have tearing
> problems, a lack of overscan control (both of which directly affect
> video quality), no OpenGL support, no Xv support, etc.  But, that's just
> my opinion.

I share your opinion. :-) While I can tell that standard-def programming is a 
little sharper through the 350, it isn't what I'd call much better quality 
than a good nVidia card here either. But I think that's the key -- not all 
nVidia-based cards are created equal. I know some people have tried to claim 
they are all the same, but that just isn't true.

In particular, there are different TV-out encoders used on various 
nVidia-based cards, which is likely where the biggest discrepancy in TV 
viewing quality comes from. I've seen miserable results from one GeForce 4 MX 
that were remedied by switching to a different GeForce 4 MX in the past.

-- 
Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE
jcw at wilsonet.com

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