From owner-freebsd-multimedia Mon Nov 3 19:45:06 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id TAA03982 for multimedia-outgoing; Mon, 3 Nov 1997 19:45:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-multimedia) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (gdi.uoregon.edu [128.223.170.30]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id TAA03975 for ; Mon, 3 Nov 1997 19:45:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id TAA26482; Mon, 3 Nov 1997 19:44:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu) Date: Mon, 3 Nov 1997 19:44:56 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White Reply-To: Doug White To: Cameron Elliott cc: "multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG" Subject: Re: Matrox Meteor or Wincast/TV/PCI?? In-Reply-To: <345E6AAA.367D9972@KEGO.COM> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Mon, 3 Nov 1997, Cameron Elliott wrote: > I apologize for splitting this into two messages. No problem, it's exactly what you should do. > I guess the primary question would be, > with optimal performance in mind, > should I purchase the Meteor or a Wincast/PCI? > or even an Intel or other Bt848 based card. The Bt848 based stuff is much newer and the Meteor can be hard to get a hold of in some places. If you already have a video card, there's no sense replacing it. The Bt848 runs alongside your existing card, overlaying video through it's framebuffer. They're also cheap, checking in at less than $150, and that's the tuner models. (someone correct me if the meteor is also an overlay card like the Bt. I've not worked with the Metors yet.) Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major