[vdr] Re: Suggestions for tv output?

[Matt McLeod <matt@boggle.org>]

Reinhard Nissl wrote:
> Matt McLeod wrote:
> >Cards with TV-out are fairly cheap.  Personally, I'd try a Matrox
> >G400 as they've got a very nice crisp display and can be obtained
> >on eBay fairly cheaply.  I haven't tried the xine-plugin yet, as
> 
> I use the xine-plugin with a Matrox G550, using xine's vidix driver (xine 
> -V vidix) on an X11 display. The card has two connectors and I plan to use 
> one for connecting a TV, first by using Composite- or S-Video cable, later 
> by using RGB pins of a SCART-connector directly (selfmade VGA->SCART cable).

Is the second head accelerated?  On the G400 and earlier, at least,
only the first head is, so you can only run one display from it if
you want decent performance.  You still hook the TV up to the second
connector, but you have to configure the card to send the "first"
head to the second connector to get it working.

"HD" in Australia means all sorts of things, from 576p to 1080i.
There's very little HD content at the moment, and generally you need
a very grunty machine to be able to play 1080i even if your video
card will drive the display at the correct resolution.  So it
probably won't be worth worry about much for a few years yet.

Matt

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