[mythtv-users] Good video card with HDMI out?

[R. G. Newbury]

Calvin Harrigan wrote:
> Steven Adeff wrote:
>> On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 7:05 PM, Jean-Yves Avenard 
>> <jyavenard at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> 2009/2/4 Richard Shaw <hobbes1069 at gmail.com>:
>>>> Is the 9400GT better (faster, more powerful, etc.) than the 8400GS 
>>>> or not?
>>> As I wrote earlier my 8400GS card can do VC-1 but can't do Advanced
>>> (1X or 2X) and Temporal (1X or 2X) on HD content.
>>> My 9400GT can't do VC-1, but can do Advanced 1X and Temporal 1X on HD 
>>> content..
>>>
>>> My 8600GT can do all deinterlacing on all type of content
>>
>> There are *THREE* 8400GS card types!!!!!
>> Only the newer ones have the VP3 capable, faster clocked, G98 chip.
>> The other two have either the G84 or G86 chip which are only VP3
>> capable.  My guess is that Mr Avenard has one of the older cards
>> (because the G98 can do what his can't).
>>
>> Until we get a report from someone that has a 8400GS with a verified
>> G98 chip don't make any assumptions.
>>
>>
> A report from someone with a 9500GT would also be quite helpful, from 
> what I can tell the decisions is between these two chipsets.  I think 
> the 9500GT is a G96.

Is there some way to tell the chip by running some sort of diagnostic? I
have a 9500GT in my mythbox (as yet not vdpau'd but that IS the plan for
this weekend. No way I was going to go near changing it *before* the
Superbowl!).

Geoff