Re: MCE compatible graphics cards
- From: "Gary Tsang" <gtsangDELETE@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:58:12 -0500
No.
Just make sure the video card you get has the appropriate outputs (DVI,
S-Video, etc) and it uses either
ATI Radeon 9500 or higher
or
Nvidia FX5200 or higher
--
Gary Tsang
Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
"Julie Williams" <JulieWilliams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:682D5FE3-F902-4442-AEDD-CA07AEFBF732@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi, I have a Shuttle XPC, do I need seperate PCI-e graphics card to work
> MCE
> --
> Julie
>
>
> "Jason Tsang" wrote:
>
>> Are you sure it isn't your video card s-video output that is bad.
>>
>> If the hardware is bad, anything that tries to use it will end in
>> failure.
>> Right now, that's what i'd focus on until you are sure that the hardware
>> (i.e. the s-video out) is actually in a known working state, before you
>> can
>> say with certainty that it is the software causing the problems.
>>
>> --
>> Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP
>>
>> Find out about the MS MVP Program -
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx
>>
>> "Curly" <Curly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:744EF4F5-824F-4A1E-8988-608115A648CF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > No, I tried a new cable and my other TV, with the same results. I'm
>> > tired
>> > of
>> > messing with this OS, it doesn't seem too stable, unless there are some
>> > other
>> > suggestions. :)
>> >
>> > Chris
>> >
>> > "Jaime" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Curly,
>> >>
>> >> I have a very similar system also with a generic 5200 card and have
>> >> never
>> >> experienced any trouble, any chance you have a bad s-video cable? I
>> >> know
>> >> it's a stretch, but maybe a bad wire/connection in the cable it
>> >> causing
>> >> the
>> >> color to shift around. Does the same thing happen when connected with
>> >> vga
>> >> to
>> >> a monitor?
>> >> --
>> >> James
>> >> Orlando (Goofy says "Hey!"), FL
>> >>
>> >> "Curly" <Curly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:1B2F15B6-5686-4CAB-A15A-32987C3283FD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > Gary:
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm having major consistency problems using the FX5200 to my TV. The
>> >> > colors
>> >> > literally change during a session, and never seem to be correct when
>> >> > calibrating through MCE 2005.
>> >> >
>> >> > System has the 5200FX, 512 mb RAM, 150GB HD and an AthlonXP 2200.
>> >> > I'm
>> >> > using
>> >> > the 77.79 drivers.
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm using the S-Video output, and the video quality within the Media
>> >> > PLayer
>> >> > is decent if the color could be corrected and stop shifting.
>> >> >
>> >> > Any ideas?
>> >> >
>> >> > CB
>> >> >
>> >> > "Gary Tsang" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> You would want a video card capable of doing VMR9 completely in
>> >> >> hardware
>> >> >> (since MCE takes advantage of that). Essentially this means you
>> >> >> want
>> >> >> a
>> >> >> video card that can do DirectX 9 completely within its hardware.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Cards above the following will meet that standard.
>> >> >> ATI Radeon 9500 or higher
>> >> >> NVidia FX5200 or higher
>> >> >>
>> >> >> You don't have to have a tv tuner card for MCE, the non-tv
>> >> >> components
>> >> >> will
>> >> >> continue to work.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Gary Tsang
>> >> >> Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Shell/User
>> >> >> http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> <jboriii@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:1136235093.400174.56380@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> > any one know of site which lists the graphic cards which are
>> >> >> > compatible
>> >> >> > with MCE?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > MS used to have a list here but now it just lists the partners:
>> >> >> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/partners/directory.mspx
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Also, is it possible to use MCE without a TV tuner card?
>> >> >> > I might just use it for Audio/Video for a while until I get
>> >> >> > digital
>> >> >> > tv.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > thanks
>> >> >> > JimBob
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>
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