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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I want to start a htpc-project using mythtv, but i
have a few questions:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the hardware-setup as i am planning on
using:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>*MSI nforce1-based motherboard with 256 MB
DDR-memory</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>*Amd Duron 800 Mhz CPU</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>*Hauppauge PVR-350</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>*DVD-rom player</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. if i get a Hauppauge PVR-350 will i be able to
watch dvd's through it's output on my tv ? (i read somewhere it can't because of
protection/encryption, but i read somewhere else that it can through the
framebuffer and software decoding (is my machine capable of doing
this?)).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. can i play the myth-games (snes emulator etc..)
through the 350's framebuffer?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3. i don't need any other videocard or anything if
i would be able to use the pvr-350?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4. how much better is the
pvr-350's tv output compared to the tv-output of a gf4mx400 for
example. (in other words, would using the gf4mx440 with it's tv-out + a pvr250
or pvr500mce be just as good/a better solution)?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>tnx,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
Laurens</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>