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==Introduction== |
==Introduction== |
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DXR3 cards are hardware |
DXR3 cards are hardware decoder cards, originally designed for dvd viewing on slow PCs. With such a card you can build a cheap VDR with ''hardware'' MPEG decoder. |
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You cannot buy new cards anymore, but ebay and co have often such cards.<BR> |
You cannot buy new cards anymore, but ebay and co have often such cards.<BR> |
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Only '''em8300''' cards are supported.<BR> |
Only '''em8300''' cards are supported.<BR>It may not be a good idea to buy a DXR2 card, although there is a Linux driver on [http://dxr2.sourceforge.net http://dxr2.sourceforge.net]. No plugin for VDR though.<BR>Sigma's newer MPEG4 cards are also unsupported. |
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Usually thes cards have names like<BR> |
Usually thes cards have names like<BR> |
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|[[Image:Dxr3.jpg|thumb|none|DXR3/Hollywood+]] |
|[[Image:Dxr3.jpg|thumb|none|DXR3/Hollywood+]] |
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===Links=== |
===Links=== |
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Latest revision as of 12:49, 12 March 2006
Introduction
DXR3 cards are hardware decoder cards, originally designed for dvd viewing on slow PCs. With such a card you can build a cheap VDR with hardware MPEG decoder.
You cannot buy new cards anymore, but ebay and co have often such cards.
Info
Only em8300 cards are supported.
It may not be a good idea to buy a DXR2 card, although there is a Linux driver on http://dxr2.sourceforge.net. No plugin for VDR though.
Sigma's newer MPEG4 cards are also unsupported.
Usually thes cards have names like
- Hollywood Plus
- DXR3
- Sigma Designs
- Real Magic
- Videologic
Please use the newest drivers from http://dxr3.sourceforge.net. plugin and driver installation.
