[mythtv-users] latest recommendation for VDPAU PCI card

Greg Grotsky spikeygg at gmail.com
Wed Oct 28 12:48:51 UTC 2009


  I tried an 8400GS to begin with after hearing all the whoop-de-doo on
VDPAU.  I realized right away that it was not what I expected so I returned
it and purchased a 9500GT (this
one<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814139046>)
and
I've been using it since June.  My experiences have been very positive with
this card and VDPAU.  Currently when displaying any high def. content, my
CPU idles (unless I have a commercial detection job running in the
background).

  There is no studder watching these videos, provided you don't turn on
closed captions.  We usually watch programs with CC turned on so the WAF
dropped a little after the upgrade but it really only makes one or two shows
unwatchable with CCs on (not sure why this is... difference in
transimission?).  It has been mentioned (on the mailing list) that this is a
currently a mythtv-screen-drawing-code limitation and that at some point it
will work smoothly.

-Greg
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