--==Attention Geforce 4 Users==-- I need your assistance.

[RimmeR]

Hi,
Firstly, thanks for taking time to read this.

I'm looking to purchase a Geforce 4 with a TVout chip onboard.
I would prefer one with the CX25871 chip on its but not the only important consideration, its gotta be fast for games

Please can you leave me your make and model number including Tvout chipset
For those who may not know the TVout chipset name can be found here:

Thanks

[marvel2020]

Here ya go m8....





Just check my PC Specs Tab to see what make my card is

[RabidDog]

if you only want a gf4 card then really all you need to do is pick the speed and price of the card in the range as they are all equipped with a Tv out (or 95%) and they are all either phillips 7108 or 7104

N.B my card is a 460 with s-video out (easy to plug into telly) MAJOR point tho this will only give output to 800x 640 whereas other cards will go up to 1024x726. This is not as significant as it sounds as moving images dont benefit as much from the increased resolution.

[RimmeR]

Thanks so far guys. The reason why I suggest the conexant chip is that according to tvtool the best TVout chip is the conexant.
Check out the review here http://tvtool.info/go.htm?http://tvtool.info/english/tvchips_e.htm

And I want to capture movies from TVout to another pc in widescreen usng TVtool.

Cheers

[RimmeR]

Still looking for a geforce 4 with the CX25871 TVout chipset on it

[130T|_|L15/\/\]

One quick word. Do not buy from PNY Technologies. Both cards I have purchased from them have failed. One was in less than 30 days, got replaced at Best Buy. The other failed last Thanksgiving. When I finally sent in my dead card, the replacement came back! It only took one month and fiften days!!!

Go to my post about my video card woes
https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=126705&highlight=

Oh don't tell PNY Technologies this, but my replacement was supossed to be the Geforece 4 Ti 4200 64mb that had 4x AGP. =P I got the 8x AGP version!



Here is my card

[SaSi]

My last two VGA cards were ASUS (nVidia). The old one (TNT Riva) had TV in and TV out.

The latest one is an AGP X8 GeForce4MX440 with dual display outputs (digital and analog) and also S-video in, S-video out, TV-in and TV-out.

It was a fraction of the cost of the latest models but so well equipped it will probably survive at least one Motherboard upgrade.

Tv output is great (recorded on S-VHS VCR) as well as Video capture, both from TV (through VCR), VHS and Camcorder (8mm).

I also play (some) games, and the one I do enjoy is F1 2002. Plays smoothly at 1280 x 1024 at true colour and all display features enabled. (when I feel like cheating a bit, I set resolution at 1600x1200, where performance drops a little and it's easier for my reflexes to catch up).

The Asus model for the card is Asus V9180 Video Suite Deluxe. Should be around $130 ~ 160. Highly recommended.

[rallynavvie]

I haven't had troubles with the PNY cards. Most branded stuff is pretty good and I've got PNY AGP cards in all my machines at work (not Vertos but the workstation chips, though I've got a Verto in my home box). One thing I have noticed about the PNY chips is that they run hot. There's a kit you can buy that comes with a different type of VPU fan and some heatsinks. Only cost like $20 or so, though can't recall the manufacturer. It is made specifically for the GeForce4 boards. I couldn't find one but did plant some heat sinks on the card and get 10% or cooler temps. It also helps to have good ventilation around the AGP if you use it a lot. A PCI slot fan right beneath is isn't a bad idea if you do a lot of gaming.

Also 8x AGP doesn't do anything yet IIRC. Besides 8x bus won't help digital video much unless your AGP card has onboard MPEG decoding that will interface at 8x (which would be cool, and I'm assuming expensive). 8x AGP will help gaming, but that's all these new-fangled AGP cards are for anyway (or for 3D rendering stuff). I'm hoping more games come out with dual CPU support. I heard the latest Unreal has this, unsure of any others.

My PNY Ti4400 uses the Conextant CX25871 TV encoder FWIW. It does its job wonderfully on my system. It isn't an 8x but runs games just as well as a friend's board with 8x support. The heatsinks are cheap, easy, and do a great job of keeping things cool (and you could overclock the chip with the latest driver if you're feeling cocky). I've got a Canopus ADVC-100 for analog interface so TV ins/outs aren't a big deal on an AGP card for me. I guess I've never relied on an AGP card for analog I/O

[bchball]

I definetely need to use tvtool with my old chrontel 7007 as it stabilises the jumping and utilises the whole tv screen. But isn't the tvtool only made to work on nvidia cards?
BTW. The Elsa Gladiac 721 GForce3 Ti200 supposedly use the chip you're after. Good luck in your search to find the right gforce4 card.

[Coop]

Here's mine...

I'm glad I checked too - found out my card was actually running in PCI mode, of which the latest VIA 4 in 1 driver fixed. Uninstalled it awhile ago when I flashed my DRU500 firmware, and didn't know it had changed.