Ok, been reading the faqs and posts, etc.
Video input sources
SDI modded Panasonic DVD RV-30
SDI modded Philips DirecTivo - not modded yet
HD Satellite Box (DirecTV) - haven't gotten this yet'
Sources selected via switch feeding single SDI Silk 100 card in HTPC
DVI out to plasma screen TV
NOT intending to build on onboard DVD player (will for purposes of burning but not likely for purposes of playing source material).
With the corrected 8500 for the gamma bug I'm wondering about going with the 8500 series of ATI Radeon.
I'm also torn about 64mb vs. 128mb, i have no problem paying for 128mb but will i see any appreciable difference in performance? (will have a minimum of 256mb of RAM in the HTPC as well)
One of my big questions is, in this setup, what will be the ideal mechanism of passing through the HDTV signal or should it be passed through the HTPC at all?
I'm on information overload right now...
Video input sources
SDI modded Panasonic DVD RV-30
SDI modded Philips DirecTivo - not modded yet
HD Satellite Box (DirecTV) - haven't gotten this yet'
Sources selected via switch feeding single SDI Silk 100 card in HTPC
DVI out to plasma screen TV
NOT intending to build on onboard DVD player (will for purposes of burning but not likely for purposes of playing source material).
With the corrected 8500 for the gamma bug I'm wondering about going with the 8500 series of ATI Radeon.
I'm also torn about 64mb vs. 128mb, i have no problem paying for 128mb but will i see any appreciable difference in performance? (will have a minimum of 256mb of RAM in the HTPC as well)
One of my big questions is, in this setup, what will be the ideal mechanism of passing through the HDTV signal or should it be passed through the HTPC at all?
I'm on information overload right now...