[mythtv-users] time for a new graphics card

Raphael Pooser rpooser at gmail.com
Tue May 9 10:47:41 EDT 2006


Andrew Cope wrote:
> Brian Wood wrote:
>   
>> On May 9, 2006, at 8:23 AM, Raphael Pooser wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Hi folks,
>>> I've had some good advice from the list, so now I'm asking about
>>> graphics cards.
>>> I know it's been discussed to death on the list, but I want the  
>>> absolute
>>> latest up to date advice today in order to make the best decision.
>>> The fan in my 9600pro is dying out, and so it seems to me a good  
>>> excuse
>>> to replace the graphics card rather than the fan itself since I can
>>> probably get a low end fanless card for about the same price as a
>>> "silent" fan for the 9600pro (sadly it does need a fan, or a new  
>>> bigger
>>> heatsink which probably would run me $10-$20 anyway).
>>> A while back, it seemed like everyone was saying a geforce FX 5200 or
>>> 5600 were the best cards you could get for TV out.  Basically, has  
>>> that
>>> changed recently, what condition are the latest Nvidia drivers, as in
>>> does resizing the image and adjusting over/underscan actually work?
>>> This post I guess is really about "Nvidia card to get", because
>>> essentially I don't plan on getting another ATI card until they fix
>>> their linux driver problems, end of story - the TV out problem is a
>>> ridiculous travesty.  They're great for gaming in windows; I've only
>>> used one nvidia card in windows, but that same card was the best  
>>> display
>>> adaptor I've ever used in linux.
>>>
>>> What I plan to do with it: use XV not XVMC because I think XV keeps  
>>> the
>>> processor time low enough (on a 2400+), no HD content either, just
>>> straight forward SD.
>>> It needs to be able to output 640x480 and 480x480 both on the TV  
>>> screen
>>> properly sized so that the TV overscans it properly.  I will be using
>>> the svideo output port exclusively.
>>> Thanks for all the help folks.
>>> Raphael
>>>       
>> Personally I don't see how you could do any better than a 5200 if the  
>> machine is a dedicated Myth box. "Better" cards might help with  
>> gaming or even CAD work, but not Myth.
>>
>> Just my opinion though, and if somebody has a better card to suggest  
>> I'm willing to try one.
>>     
>
>
> Does the 5200 have a heat-sync or a fan?  This is important when you're
> building something for the living room.
>
> Cheers
> Andrew
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>   
You can get a 5200 fanless for sure.  They even have them in low profile 
too.
Thanks guys for the advice.  5200 it is.

Raphael


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