[mythtv-users] Video card recommendations?
Trampas
tstern at nc.rr.com
Mon Nov 13 22:26:23 UTC 2006
The native driver does work but limits display to 800x600. For FC6 it is
called "nv"
Trampas
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[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Viitasaari
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 10:41 AM
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Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Video card recommendations?
If you already have an NVidia AGP card then forget about using the
on-board video for now.
Does the native driver on a fresh install work with your NVidia AGP
card?
Best Regards, Hedgehog
On Mon, 2006-11-13 at 10:24 -0500, Trampas wrote:
> I have a Nvidia in a nforce2 motherboard, I have not been able to get the
> drivers to work. I have tried the on board video and an AGP video card
> neither will work. If someone knows how to get nvidia drivers loaded let
me
> know.
>
> Thanks
> Trampas
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Viitasaari
> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 10:13 AM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Video card recommendations?
>
> NVidia...NVidia...NVidia
>
> Also, think about a low profile card for better cooling...especially if
> you have a small case.
>
> Hedgehog
>
> On Mon, 2006-11-13 at 09:31 -0500, John Drescher wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 11/13/06, Jared Davis <jared at cs.utexas.edu> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a PVR-350 and haven't had much success in getting the X
> > driver to work,
> > so I haven't been able to play video files on the
> > television. I think I heard
> > in a previous post that the MythTV developers aren't intending
> > to support the
> > PVR-350's tv-out for long, so I guess I am in the market for a
> > new video card
> > that can handle the s-video output. Ideally, I would like to
> > get:
> >
> > - A relatively cheap card (I don't play 3d games, but it
> > should be fast
> > enough to run MythTV on the television while I work in
> > emacs on my
> > monitor.)
> >
> > - A PCI Express card (it's my only free slot) with a DVI
> > connection to the
> > monitor and an S-video connection to the television
> >
> > - A card that works well with X-windows and makes it
> > relatively easy to set
> > up the dual headed display between the monitor and the
> > tv.
> >
> >
> > Get a nVidia based card. Their drivers are by far the best. I would
> > suggest a model but there are several hundred different models since
> > nVidia does not make cards only chips and 20+ manufacturers make cards
> > with the same chips..
> >
> > Here is a link at newegg for the 197 nVidia PCI-E cards:
> >
> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048
> > +0+1069609641&Subcategory=48&description=nvidia&Ntk=all&srchInDesc=
> >
> > John
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