[mythtv-users] TV out for unlisted card?

[Mitch Gore]

The card will work.  The only I would be afraid of is if you processor can
encode the TV.  Im note sure but that capture card is a frame grabber.  You
may have to buy a hardware encoded card.

On 3/30/07, Angus <sylvania at istop.com> wrote:
>
> Mitch Gore wrote:
> > nvidia 5200 and 6200 are the most popular.  I know the 5200 comes in
> > PCI not sure about the 6200.
>
>     6200 does, too, but when I tried to look up the hardware
> requirements for this card, I got no where. I e-mailed nVidia asking for
> this information, but I get the feeling they are the type of outfit that
> doesn't answer its mail.
>
> >
> > Mitchell
> >
> > On 3/29/07, *Angus* < sylvania at istop.com <mailto:sylvania at istop.com>>
> > wrote:
> >
> >     Rod Smith wrote:
> >     > On Thursday 29 March 2007 22:55, Angus wrote:
> >     >
> >     >> It seems that TV out isn't quite as well supported as I
> >     thought. I've
> >     >> read through the Wikis and mailing lists and I can't figure out
> >     where to
> >     >> get started. If I have a very low-budget card with a TV out
> >     (say, a
> >     >> KWorld Global Terminator, which has a SAA713? chipset, still)
> >     and I want
> >     >> to connect the TV out to my TV, how do I go about beginning
> >     with that?
> >     >>
> >     >
> >     > The KWorld Global Terminator is a TV *capture* card, meaning you
> >     plug in an
> >     > antenna, cable TV cable, or the like to *record* TV using the
> >     card. AFAIK, it
> >     > lacks the ability to send output *to* a TV. To be sure we're
> >     talking about
> >     > the same thing, check these URLs:
> >     >
> >
> >         You know what, I think you're right. That's just great! I make
> >     very
> >     certain that this card has everything I want, but it turns out all
> >     along
> >     that that TV port is an input port, not an output port. Good thing I
> >     didn't spend too much money for this stupid thing, but nothing would
> >     have been a better price for nothing.
> >
> >     > For TV output, you need one of several things:
> >     >
> >     > 1) A regular computer video card and a separate converter box
> >     that takes the
> >     >    VGA output from the video card and converts it to a TV
> >     standard suitable
> >     >    for your TV, such as composite, S-video, DVI, etc.
> >     >
> >     > 2) A computer video card that includes a TV output suitable for
> >     your TV, such
> >     >    as composite, S-video, DVI, etc.
> >     >
> >     >
> >     [snip]
> >     > Most people go for option #2 because a video card with TV
> >     outputs isn't much
> >     > more expensive than a video card without TV outputs, whereas a
> >     converter box
> >     > (needed for #1) is moderately expensive. They can be had fairly
> >     cheaply on
> >     > eBay, though, so if you've got an otherwise suitable video card,
> >     #1 might be
> >     > a reasonable way to go.
> >     >
> >         Alright then, does anyone else use MythTV for TV out? Can anyone
> >     recommend a card? I realize that there already are some
> >     recommendations,
> >     but I have a few special needs. My computer is an 800MHz Celeron,
> >     w/out
> >     any AGP. So I'd need a PCI card that can handle a CPU w/only 800MHz.
> >
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