[mythtv-users] nvidia card on a budget suggestions

Scott Alfter mythtv at salfter.dyndns.org
Tue May 31 20:38:21 UTC 2005


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gLaNDix (Jesse Kaufman) wrote:
> Scott Alfter wrote:
>> My 5200s work well enough for me, under both Windows & Linux.  Test HD 
>> clips I've downloaded have played smoothly on my MythTV box (an Athlon XP 
>> 2400 with a no-name GeforceFX 5200).
> 
> what kind of vid-out (not incl s-video if it has that) does your 5200 have?

DVI-I, with (IIRC) a VGA connector for a 2nd display.  I have a 30" LCD
connected directly to the DVI output.

> are you doing hd?

Not yet.  I'm driving the display at its native resolution (1280x768);
recordings, DVDs, and SVCDs get scaled appropriately.

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