RE: HTPC - what card?

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Read that last post carefully...

... "Any decent GeForce 4 or better will have composite out built
in."

*NOT*

"Any GeForce 4 or better will have decent composite out built
in."

I've found composite outs from graphics cards so far to be pretty pants!

Phil

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> Sent: 06 June 2006 23:01
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] HTPC - what card?
>
> The PVR250 is a hardware mpeg encoder card. If you're not
> recording you don't need one. Any decent GeForce 4 or better
> will have composite out built in.
>
> > Im thinking about putting together a MythTV based HTPC  but
> not for recording  file playback only. My Sky HD box will do
> all the recording I need (arrives tomorrow).
> >
> > Any suggestions as to video/accelerator card I should go
> for? Hauppauge WinTV PVR 250 seems to be recommended a lot
> is this still a good card to go for for what I need?
> >
> > Oh, and I want good composite out (for distribution to all
> TVs around the house via my Kat5/Extron switcher combo).
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Paul.
>
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