[vdr] Re: choosing a FF card

["Per Mellander" <per@mellander.org>]

On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 15:12:45 +0000, Ian Molton wrote
> Per Mellander wrote:
> 
> > Concerning iScan in my previous posting, please have a look at:
> > 
> > http://www.ivojo.co.uk/scalers.htm
> 
> You must be joking! those things cost 9 times more than my TV did...

Well yes it does, but from my point of view I felt like you didn't care about 
the price. On the other hand, why bother about over/underscan when you only 
can do composite on your TV. If you really want good picture quality it will 
cost extra bucks.

> 
> Im sure they're very nice, but I was looking for a solution in the 
> ~20-40ukp sort of range max.

I have one of those VGA-TV converters that was mentioned in a previous 
posting. Composite or S-Video outputs that gives you a possibility to watch 
VGA material on your TV. It's an ok device, but thats it. 

> 
> Im shocked that getting a decent interlaced picture out of PC 
> hardware is so darned difficult... If I had only known back when I 
> started this project...

Well you can go Window$ and use Powerstrip 
http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/ps.shtm I haven't tested it myself but it 
seems that a lot of people are using it with success.