[mythtv-users] Converted MCE PC to MythTV - HDTV question

[McNally]

On Sun, 2006-11-05 at 12:32 -0500, Iohan Reyes wrote:
 >Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2006 12:32:28 -0500
 >From: "Iohan Reyes" <ijr at routex.net>
 >Subject: [mythtv-users] Converted MCE PC to MythTV - HDTV question
 >
 >I had a fully-functioning MCE 2005 PC with the following relevant specs:
 >
 >*    Pentium IV 2.26Ghz
 >*    2GB PC2700 RAM
 >*    320GB IDE Hard Drive
 >*    GeForce 6800GT 256MB -- Connected to a 15inch CRT monitor via VGA 
and a BenQ PE8700 Front Projector via DVI.
 >*    MCE Remote
 >*    ATI HDTV Wonder
{snip}

 >is there anything I can tweak to make HDTV smooth on my system given 
the hardware I stated above?  Or am I >asking too much out of my current 
hardware and should instead upgrade my CPU/Motherboard/Memory?  I am 
 >currently running nvidia-graphics8776 as my video card drivers for 
X.  Any tweaks there that can help?

 >By the way, SD playback is fine, no problems whatsoever.

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According to the Mthtv wiki, you cannot get SD on the ATI HD Wonder!

http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/ATI_HDTV_Wonder

Could you update the wiki with your experience with this? I also have 
this card and I have not installed it since my first try with knoppmyth 
quite a while ago. I was going to sell it but I might use it in a new 
box if the installation is not too painful and it records SD as well.

To answer your quesion, I don't know, but the wiki also describes your 
problem without any explanation:

"Some have reported that the HDTV Wonder seems to stutter and glitch 
slightly more than a side-by-side comparison to a pcHDTV 5500, while 
others have seen it perform just as well compared to a pcHDTV 3000."

Chris