Best card for internal dvd rom drive.

[greenmachine]

Im confused: Which card would YOU go for:


Sweetspot card deluxe with x card +cable €492
Holo3dgraph sdi input free cable €499


Is the sweetspot better if your using the internal dvd drive via the xcard?

 

[KraGorn]

Um .. neither .. you don't need a card for an internal drive, my experience and that of others is that certainly X-Card+Sweetspot+D-Scaler doesn't improve upon TheaterTek+Radeon.

What makes you think such a combination would be beneficial? I admit to knowing nothing about the other card you mention.

 

[Jeff]

The xcard/dscaler setup is better with video based sources i.e TV programs, extras etc...

 

[greenmachine]

To tell the truth I have bought but not recived the sweetspot/xcard yet. I bought it for my sky digital as sdi isnt an option with my sky box. I thought the holo3d card was much more expensive but found it at €499 on a website and was a bit disapointed and wondering if i made the right decision.

Theroetically Theatertek via radeon and xplayer via xcard should be similar in quality?

 

[KraGorn]

Originally posted by greenmachine
Theroetically Theatertek via radeon and xplayer via xcard should be similar in quality?

IMX the quality is similar but TT marginally better although I didn't do a great deal of A/B testing, in fact I was wanted to go the X-Card route for convenience among other things .. sadly it didn't work with my system and I had to return it.

Sweetspot with my NTL STB produced very nice results.

 

[Alex Simon]

Jeff's right, the Xcard/SweetSpot/DScaler solution is much better than softare for video-sourced material. They're also much better with badly flagged/badly encoded dvds such as those from Hong Kong. This is down to the auto-detection power of DScaler.
I also use it for long extras like LOTR/etc and TV series like Six Feet Under.

As for which is better between SweetSpot and Holo in this use, then that's for others to answer - we've sold a few to holo users. Maybe they'll post comparisons.

Hope that helps
Alex