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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> First let me say that I am a noob with
myth, just now setting up the backend (FC2, 2xPVR250, 512mb, 200gb drive, athlon
xp2200, MX440, 17" flat panel screen).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> For my frontend myth box, I am going to
be hooking it up to my very nice quality surround sound system and large
widescreen HD TV. I don't mind paying a couple extra $$ for good quality,
and one thing is for sure, I do want excellent video quality. Besides
playing back DVDs, my TV source is Digital Cable.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> SO my questions are, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1) what is the better setup for a myth box sound
card to stereo; <FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>plain old line out,
S/PDIF RCA, optical, brand/model </FONT> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2) what are the diffs of the various video cards;
MX440, FX5200, FX5500, memory size - 64mb, 128mb </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3) which video card is the best for Myth; no games
or such </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4) is there a motherboard out there that is best
recommended with these highend features (I saw the specs on a DFI <FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT face=Arial>NFII ULTRA INFINITY</FONT> </FONT>board
that had an optical s/pdif and a nFource2 Ultra 400).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Big Thanx,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-john</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>