[mythtv-users] PCI videocard GeForce 8200/8400 (gpu 98) for vdpau

Robert RobertCL at iname.com
Sat Feb 14 21:28:53 UTC 2009


Allen Edwards wrote:
> 
> 
> On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Stefan Reichel 
> <stefan.reichel at rapid-net.de <mailto:stefan.reichel at rapid-net.de>> wrote:
> 
>     On Sat, 2009-02-14 at 22:50 +0300, Goga wrote:
>      > Hi
>      >
>      > is there any limitations for PCI cards as GeForce 8300/8400 for
>     gpu video decoding ? Can I use it for hdtv watching on my
>      > Sempron 3200 ?
>      >
>      > Goga
> 
> 
> Is a P4 at 2.4GHz enough?  I have 4 of them lying around but they have 
> AGP video.  If PCI works and this is fast enough, I am suddenly in the 
> market for a new video card.
> 
> Allen

I've put a 512Mb PCI 8400GS in a relatively old 2.?GHz sff HP pc and my 
limited testing with Mythbuntu and the 0.21 backports of VDAPU seem to 
work just fine.

Robert.



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