Someone pointed out the MYHD-120 to me the other day, and I immediately began drooling (well, not really) because I had no idea such a beast existed. Last time I looked, there were no PCI Tuner cards that took HD input at all (or I missed them all completely).
After reading many threads, I get the impression that the folks here generally like the card, even if it's software seems to be in a perpetual beta cycle - which I can live with. But before I jumped on it, I wanted to make sure it was the right card for what I want, or if perhaps something else was better.
In my case, I don't care about HDTV output. I watch most TV on a LCD monitor connected to a PC dedicated to the task. I don't need component out, or even HD** out, as I plan on simply watching things within a window on the PC. Native DVI out may be handy, and the MYHD-120 has an add-on card that works nicely. Audio output would all be up to the PC, which has a 5.1 speaker setup.
Input wise, I'm wondering if there's anything out there with Component In, in addition to a ATSC tuner. I need inputs more than I need outputs, and the ability to connect the HD output of a HDTivo when it arrives, or just a HD Sat box now would be a big plus. I don't see any ability to do Component In on the MYHD-120 - which is why I'm wondering if there's some other card out there that might suite me better.
If not - I'll start with the MYHD-120, since it's not a bank-breaker like some other solutions are.
Any advice would be welcome...
Thanks,
-Ken
After reading many threads, I get the impression that the folks here generally like the card, even if it's software seems to be in a perpetual beta cycle - which I can live with. But before I jumped on it, I wanted to make sure it was the right card for what I want, or if perhaps something else was better.
In my case, I don't care about HDTV output. I watch most TV on a LCD monitor connected to a PC dedicated to the task. I don't need component out, or even HD** out, as I plan on simply watching things within a window on the PC. Native DVI out may be handy, and the MYHD-120 has an add-on card that works nicely. Audio output would all be up to the PC, which has a 5.1 speaker setup.
Input wise, I'm wondering if there's anything out there with Component In, in addition to a ATSC tuner. I need inputs more than I need outputs, and the ability to connect the HD output of a HDTivo when it arrives, or just a HD Sat box now would be a big plus. I don't see any ability to do Component In on the MYHD-120 - which is why I'm wondering if there's some other card out there that might suite me better.
If not - I'll start with the MYHD-120, since it's not a bank-breaker like some other solutions are.
Any advice would be welcome...
Thanks,
-Ken