Thanks. It looks like this card is an AGP, not PCI? Is it possible to get a 'good' watchable TV picture with a PCI TV-out card? Do I have to re-wire a VGA card, or is there a simple out-of-the-box solution? Simon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rodd Snook" <linuxdvb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 11:42 AM Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] TV-Out card recommendation > Simon Baxter wrote: >> Hi. >> I'm looking for a really generic, well supported TV-out card. >> Must have composite out, be really cheap, and give reasonable quality >> to your average family TV. >> any suggestions?? > > I use a Matrox G400 32MB Dual Head. I have a home-made VGA to SCART > component cable for better picture quality, but it does fine with the > provided Composite/S-Video dongle. You should be able to pick one up for > next to nothing second-hand, just make sure you get the video-out dongle. > In Linux, at least, the 2D and video overlay performance is great. Plays > 720i DVB using MythTV or equivalent MPEG4 using MPlayer smoothly on a > P3-800 machine. I do, however, get some combing in the 720i DVB picture, > even with BOB deinterlacer. Price-performance wise I'd say this one is a > winner, but for a few more ? you might get something with more features. > > Note that the G450 and G500 are quite different beasts, and not so well > supported by Linux AFAIK. > > For instructions on getting TV-Out working on a G400, read here: > > http://davedina.apestaart.org/download/doc/Matrox-TVOUT-HOWTO-0.1.txt > > Otherwise, ask me and I'll mail you my configurations. > > Rodd > > > _______________________________________________ > > linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.1.0 - Release Date: 18/02/2005 > >
