[mythtv-users] The best VDPAU video card

[Robert]

On Fri, February 20, 2009 6:20 am, Raymond Wagner wrote:
> Jean-Yves Avenard wrote:
>>> Any thoughts on this card people?
>>> http://www.sparkle.com.tw/product_detail.asp?id=65&sub_id=262
>>>
>>
>> Looks like a G98 card.. don't know if you can find those in Oz
>>
> I've got one sitting in a P3 800 right now.
>
> Nvclock reports a 'G98 A2', and vdpinfo confirms VC-1 capability.  I've
> not actually tried VC-1 playback with it.

I've got one of those as well, Xorg reports it is a G98 card and I've got
it working with Mythbuntu + the 0.21 backport.

The heatsink is quite beasty and blocks the adjacent PCI slot. 
nvidia-settings reports it's running at around 70oC while playing BBC HD.

Robert.