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| Author: | Robstah [ Thu Sep 22, 2005 2:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Leadtek TV2000XP RM vs. Leadtek TV2000XP/EXPERT |
Here are links to the 2 cards: Leadtek TV2000XP RM ($29 + $20 rebate) = $9 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814122221 Leadtek TV2000XP/EXPERT = $45 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814122180 System Specs: Processor: AMD 2500XP Memory: 512MB DDR 333 Motherboard: ABIT NF7-S2G Video: GeForce TI4200 128MB 8xAGP HD1: 80GB IDE HD2: 70GB SCSI HD3: 70GB SCSI Sound: Onboard or SB Live! CD1: 16x DVD-ROM CD2: 24x CDRW Right now, I want to run a setup with 2 TV cards. What I noticed between the two is that both have some pretty good driver support within Linux. The 9 dollar Leadtek TV2000XP RM uses the BT878A chip, but is older compared to the Leadtek TV2000XP/EXPERT's CX2388X chip. I am running video through an old LCD projector that does 800x600 native. Should I spend the extra dough on the newer chipset and better resolutions or just stick with the older chipset and more money in my pocket? I do have a bunch of SB Live! sound cards laying around and do not mind using 2, or 1 with the onboard sound. What's my best bet right now? |
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| Author: | cesman [ Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:07 pm ] |
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Hands in your pockets, playing with the money you save.
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| Author: | Xsecrets [ Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:36 pm ] |
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don't know anything about the RM, but you do not want the expert, as it uses a chipset that just recently became supported in mythtv, means headaches. |
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| Author: | nsaspook [ Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Leadtek TV2000XP RM vs. Leadtek TV2000XP/EXPERT |
Robstah wrote: Here are links to the 2 cards:
Leadtek TV2000XP RM ($29 + $20 rebate) = $9 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814122221 Leadtek TV2000XP/EXPERT = $45 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814122180 System Specs: Processor: AMD 2500XP Memory: 512MB DDR 333 Motherboard: ABIT NF7-S2G Video: GeForce TI4200 128MB 8xAGP HD1: 80GB IDE HD2: 70GB SCSI HD3: 70GB SCSI Sound: Onboard or SB Live! CD1: 16x DVD-ROM CD2: 24x CDRW Right now, I want to run a setup with 2 TV cards. What I noticed between the two is that both have some pretty good driver support within Linux. The 9 dollar Leadtek TV2000XP RM uses the BT878A chip, but is older compared to the Leadtek TV2000XP/EXPERT's CX2388X chip. I am running video through an old LCD projector that does 800x600 native. Should I spend the extra dough on the newer chipset and better resolutions or just stick with the older chipset and more money in my pocket? I do have a bunch of SB Live! sound cards laying around and do not mind using 2, or 1 with the onboard sound. What's my best bet right now? I have used the RM model before. gotchas Set correct options for bttv driver http://lists.zerezo.com/video4linux/msg02951.html Crappy picture quality High CPU usage (software encoding) Multi sound cards are a pain. Buy two PVR150MCEs or the 500MCE http://www.pcalchemy.com/index.php?cPath=21 Driver support's not perfect but my NTSC setup runs 7/24 solid on a old 440BX MB with two cards. |
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