[mythtv-users] GeForce4 MX440se
Rob Snow
lists at dympna.com
Mon Jul 7 16:19:31 EDT 2003
For why one would want to watch out for this card I would recommend reading my
experience with a particularly crappy SE card:
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/archive/MythTV_C2/Users_F11/Worlds_most_craptacular_GF_card_(Hardware_Warning)_P51300/
or just search http://www.gossamer-threads.com/archive for 'craptacular'
-Rob
On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 11:43:11 -0700, Ray Olszewski wrote
> At 07:29 PM 7/7/2003 +0100, Neil Trodden wrote:
> [...]
> >Watch out for the amount of memory on board too. I find that most "cheapo"
> >oem cards have just put 32/64mb on-board, rather than 128mb.
>
> Why does one need to "watch out" for this? Gaming uses of these
> cards often demand lots of on-board memory, but does full-motion
> video do so? I don't believe so. I've found cards with as little as
> 8 MB of RAM capable of displaying DivX and Myth captures just fine
> (as least as regards memory ... these cards sometimes have XV or TV-
> out issues ... though the nvidia ones seem never to).
>
> Their unsuitability for cutting-edge gaming uses is probably why
> these cards are "cheapo" now. I see that as an opportunity for Myth
> users to get good TV out at low cost, not a problem.
>
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