best htpc software

[arielg]

Hi guys, (and gals)
I have a matrox 550 that I bought for realy cheap in Ebay and I am looking into putting up an htpc.

does anyone have a 550 (or 450)?
what is the best htpc software - what do you use?

does any of them have an option to see the actual interface in dvd-max ?

do you have any tricks to share??

cheers,

ariel.

[dZeus]

get a remote and configure girder or another rc software to not need the interface at all when in dvd-max mode.

[Kruzin]

Turn around and sell that thing, and find a G400.
Of the G series, G550 is the worst to use in an HTPC. It's TV-out is really sub-par compared to G400.
G400 had a dedicated TV-out chip that made it the best TV-O around, that other cards are still measured against it to this day.