[mythtv-users] whats the best graphics card for HD playback?

[Wim Fokkens]

I did ask developers to support this card

 

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/143593

 

wim

 

 

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Van: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] Namens James C. Dastrup
Verzonden: maandag 23 januari 2006 22:55
Aan: Discussion about mythtv
Onderwerp: Re: [mythtv-users] whats the best graphics card for HD playback?

 

 

>On 1/23/06, Greg Estabrooks <greg at phaze.org> wrote: 

>> I have been surprised that the Dxr6 / EM8621 video decoder cards haven't
>> gotten any traction with the MythTV crowd.   It seems to be an ideal card
>
>Got a link to these cards?   Maybe I've just being blind (wouldn't be the 
>first time) but all I can find are the chips themselves and not
commercially
>available pci cards with them onboard.

>
>
>The only one I found is the AllWell EM6821 PCI card,  their site has some
links to docs for it ( http://www.allwell.tv/ ).
>
>Other links with info:
>
>http://www.mpeg-playcenter.com/modules.php?name=Forums
<http://www.mpeg-playcenter.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=534
3> &file=viewtopic&t=5343 
>
>
>http://www.sigmadesigns.com/products/em8620Lseries.htm
>

 

So, if I understand correctly, this can potentially do for HD content what a
PVR-350 currently 
does for SD content?  Awesome.

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