[olug] new graphics card

[Adam Lassek]

Mine's a 400 and it is way too slow to do software decoding properly.

mesc wrote:

> My computer is ancient.....lol.....it's only 266 MHZ.That's too slow
> isn't it? I'll have to check into what kind of motherboard I have,maybe
> I can upgrade to a faster chip.I'd like to do that anyway at least till
> I can buy or build a better box. And there's no tv out on my video
> card.Just my luck.
>
>                                 Thank you,Gary Martin
>
> Adam Lassek wrote:
> >
> > FYI, you don't strictly _need_ a decoder card, provided you have a fast enough
> > computer you can do the decoding in software instead. For instance, under Linux
> > there is (off the top of my head) OMS (www.linuxvideo.org), Xmovie (on
> > sourceforge.net), and VideoLan (www.videolan.org -- the best, IMHO). And of course,
> > there's always Intervideo's vaporware, LinDVD (www.intervideo.com). But, if you want
> > to display to a TV, and your video card doesn't have tv out, then you will need a
> > hardware decoder.
> >
> > mesc wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks again,I won't waste my money on what I _thought_ I needed
> > > now.I'll just be able to afford the DVD drive this month and the encoder
> > > card next month  but that will  give me time to look at different MPEG
> > > encoder cards.
> > >
> > >                                 Thanks again,Gary Martin
> > >
> > > Adam Lassek wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Most mpeg decoders connect to the video card with a loopback cable, which is
> > > > basically a short m-f vga cable, one side plugs into the video card and the
> > > > other connects to the video-in on the back of the card. (Sometimes the video-in
> > > > isn't even vga, but some proprietary plug).  My dvd kit cost about $200, and
> > > > that included both the dvd drive and the decoder, so about a hundred each. Mind
> > > > you, this was a couple of years ago--I'm sure it must be a little cheaper now.
> > > >
> > > > mesc wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Thank you for replying,you've given me something to think about.I
> > > > > thought it was a simple matter of buying a new video card with tv out on
> > > > > it :)So let me get this straight ok?This MPEG Decoder has a slot in it
> > > > > and a T.V./Monitor jack and you plug your current video card into it and
> > > > > use it that way?Also you mentioned 2 of the  most popular encoders,do
> > > > > you recall about what they cost?
> > > > >
> > > > >                         Thanks again,Gary Martin
> > > > >
> > > > > Adam Lassek wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It's not a video card, it's called an MPEG Decoder. What it does is
> > > > > > decode the MPEG2 (or 1) video in hardware before displaying it on the
> > > > > > screen. How most of them work is by a loopback, you plug your video card
> > > > > > into the video-in on the card and plug your monitor into the decoder
> > > > > > card, and the decoded video is composited onto the video. It also have
> > > > > > outputs on it that allow you to hook your tv up to it. The two most
> > > > > > popular brands for this are the Creative Dxr2/3 and the Sigma Designs
> > > > > > Hollywood+, both of which use the same chip and have rudimentary support
> > > > > > in Linux, but it ain't gonna be fun setting up. Sigma also sells a much
> > > > > > more expensive Netstream2000 which has offical linux support, but it's
> > > > > > about $240.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > mesc wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > This weekend I'd like to buy a new dvd-rom drive and a new graphics card
> > > > > > > with what I think is called tv out or a tv encoder card so I can watch
> > > > > > > dvd movies on my tv among other things or is that seperate from a
> > > > > > > graphics card?Anyway I  looked through all my HOWTOs and mini-HOWTOs and
> > > > > > > I didn't see anything pertaining to graphics cards,am I missing
> > > > > > > something? If there isn't one is there a place on the web that list
> > > > > > > supported graphics cards?I'm also open to suggestions on what anyone
> > > > > > > thinks is a good card,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >                       Thank you,Gary Martin
> > > > > > >
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