[mythtv-users] MythTV newbie needs TV card recommendation

[MacNean Tyrrell]

On 10/30/05, Alex Thomas <alex.thomas1 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> I have a spare machine that I am planning on using for a mythtv box. It
> is a 933mhz P3.
> Does anyone have a recomendation for at TV card. Can get a good deal on
> a WinFast TV2000 XP Expert. Is this a good card or is there something
> better, (and reasonably priced)?


I was (still am till newegg stuff gets here), and with an nvidia 5200 video
card, i only have about 30% cpu free, so you might want to think about a
card that has the hardware on it to encode the video (i have 2 pvr-250's,
recording leaves 99.2% free, it's watching tv that has 30% free), don't know
if that card is, but a quick search of the list gave this:
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/80695?search_string=WinFast%20TV2000%20XP%20Expert;#80695
talks about the driver needed, and looks like a bunch of people use it.

Thank you,
>
> Alex
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Sincerely,

MacNean C. Tyrrell
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