[mythtv-users] mythtv-vid opengl and new nvidia card

[gad at jetcom.org]

Now that the mythtv-vid branch is in trunk, I'm interested in using  
the opengl renderer. This seems to fix a problem that I've had for a  
long time with my 16:10 display and interlacing/tearing. However my  
fx5200 doesn't have the ooomph to render the HD realtime.

Being that 7xxx or 8xxx series nvidia cards can be obtained for less  
than $100, it seems to make sense to pick up one of these newer cards  
to replace the aging 5200.

Does anyone have recommendations on which class/card?  Obviously I  
don't intend to spend $500 here, or get something too hot, bulky.

Does anyone use the opengl renderer with HD streams?  What kind of  
horsepower does it require?
Does the opengl renderer use less cpu processor time? Presummaly it  
would, although sometimes X takes quite a bit for no reason. I'd  
rather utilize my cores for more simultaneous commflagging, rather  
than playback :)