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Originally Posted by i-rui
haha.... it has neither.
It's an older set, and only has component in as far as a HDTV signal goes.
Who knew a simple video out card could give me so many options (and potential problems) with drivers & compatability.
I might be willing to hold off for a newer ATI card, but my guess is that'd probably cost a premium (although i guess it would drive the price of the current cards down).
If anyone else wants to revomend SPECIFIC cards to buy (and the advantage of the card) I'm all ears.
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Nvida 6600GT.
Pros:
- 6xxx series so it has hardware acceleration for MPEG2 decoding (aka DVD decoding or recorded TV through TV tuner) when used with Nvidia's PureVideo codec.
- DirectX9 (min requirement for XP MCE, but also an advantage with SageTV)
- Meets Vista minimum hardware requirement, so its "futureproof"
- Has HDTV output via component out
Cons:
- Unitl Nvidia fixes their bugs, you must use Nvidia's 7x.xx drivers and not 8x.xx if you plan to use component out with XP MCE. Regular XP should be fine with 8x.xx.