[mythtv-users] pci -e 1x video cards?
Brian Wood
beww at beww.org
Thu Apr 12 14:48:42 UTC 2007
On Apr 12, 2007, at 8:40 AM, Yan Seiner wrote:
> I need to replace a failed video card...
>
> As I have a shortage of slots, I'd like to use a pcie x1 card (not
> x16)
> card....
>
> The only nvidia based one I've found is this one:
>
> http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1045/index.html
>
> Anyone have any experience with this, or any other, x1 video card?
No. But obviously an x1 card will not be able to move data as fast as
a 16x.
If speed is not a factor you could theoretically use one of the USB-
video adapters, or even just run an xvnc server and display on
another machine, if frame-buffer type performance is all you need.
You could even just ssh into the machine if you don't really need it
to make video, just provide a terminal.
But for "normal" desktop accelerated video usage I suspect an x1 card
would be a pretty poor performer.
Brian Wood
beww at beww.org
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