[mythtv-users] FYI - New HW video accellAPI from NVIDIA

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Nov 17, 2008, at 10:16 AM, David Brodbeck wrote:

> On Sun, November 16, 2008 6:35 am, Nicolas Will wrote:
>> Using the generic CPU works if you go the expensive way. This also  
>> means
>> noise on the FE, as the CPU fan will start to spin up. Agreed, if you
>> watch HD, you will probably have some sound covering the fans, this  
>> is
>> what happens at my place.
>>
>> But going with a cheaper CPU, a cheap GPU that can assist HD decoding
>> gives less noise and less money spent.
>
> But GPU fans aren't exactly silent, either.

They are when you have a fanless card.