[mythtv-users] graphics card memory needed for VDPAU & HDPVR

[Roy Lofthouse]

2008/12/3 jedi <jedi at mishnet.org>:
> On Tue, Dec 02, 2008 at 10:45:31PM -0500, greg wrote:
>> Jonny B wrote:
>> > On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 6:19 PM, Brad DerManouelian
>> > <myth at dermanouelian.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Dec 2, 2008, at 4:51 PM, Scott D. Davilla wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> Hi James:
>> >>>
>> >>> This is what you want, but they are sold out at newegg. I must have
>> >>> gotten one of the last few ( :) ) but at least it will give you a
>> >>> part number/description to search.
>> >>>
>> >>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814187042&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-
>> >>>
>> >> I got this one:
>> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121240
>> >>
>> >>
>> > That one is PCI Express, however, this one is a PCI card:
>> >
>> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133245
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>> I wouldn't jump the gun on this stuff.. Does anyone even know if a pci
>> or an AGP will even work with VDPAU?  This is still a very new technology...
>
>     No one is going to ever learn anything about this stuff if people
> continue to be meek about it. Someone needs to be willing to try all
> the relevant combinations. If something doesn't work out, they can
> report it back and save the next n+1 guys the trouble.
>
>     This stuff doesn't test itself.
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and people don't want to waste money on cards that may not work
(especially in this current economic climate).. I would personally go
for the 512mb card to be safe..