[mythtv-users] Decent, Inexpensive Video Card? (Yes, I did search)

[Garry Cook]

On 4/22/05, Jonathan Watmough <jonathan.watmough at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think the Kaser 5200FX is Fanless. I own a couple of these, one in
> my Myth box, and one stuffed into my work machine driving a couple of
> 19 in monitors.
> 
> This card is $69.99 at Fry's and has VGA, S-Video and DVI outputs. A
> S-Vid to composite connector is included, though sadly a DVI to VGA is
> not.
> 
> For what it's worth, the TV output of the ATI 9200 does look a bit
> better to me (GF's setup with Win XP and VLC) but having tried to get
> Linux running on it, I refuse to mess with ATI on Linux, and the
> NVidia S-out is decent enough.
> 
> Cheers
> Jonathan
> 
> On 4/22/05, Scott Farrand <scottfarrand at msn.com> wrote:
> >
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> > There are 5200FX cards that are fanless… with DVI/SVID/VGA output.
> >
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> > I want to know about other's success with DVI – HDMI for HD output… any
> > success or failure out there with this?
> >
> >
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> >
> >  ________________________________
> >
> >
> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> > [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Bryan Halter
> >  Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 8:58 PM
> >  To: Discussion about mythtv
> >  Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Decent, Inexpensive Video Card? (Yes, I did
> > search)
> >
> >
> >
> > I have an Nvidia 5200FX, comes in both PCI and AGP has DVI VGA and S-Video,
> > supports XvMC and if no monitor is detected on DVI or VGA dumps all output
> > to S-Video so there are no extra drivers needed.  Only down side is there's
> > a fan on it so its a bit noisier than the GF4***, though I'm not sure if
> > those support DVI.
> >

I picked up my FX5200 on ebay for $56 incl. shipping. It is made by
Gigabyte Technologies, and is fanless. Works great.

Garry