[mythtv-users] latest recommendation for VDPAU PCI card
Calvin Harrigan
charriglists at bellsouth.net
Fri Oct 30 14:34:30 UTC 2009
Greg Grotsky wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Raymond Wagner <raymond at wagnerrp.com
> <mailto:raymond at wagnerrp.com>> wrote:
>
> On 10/28/2009 10:35, James Stembridge wrote:
>
> 2009/10/28 Greg Grotsky<spikeygg at gmail.com
> <mailto:spikeygg at gmail.com>>:
>
>
> 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) and I've been using it
> since June.
>
>
> What problems did you have with the 8400GS? As far as I can tell it
> should be better than the 9500GT for VDPAU.
>
>
>
> That used to be the case, when only the late rev 8400GS was capable
> of VC-1 decoding. Now the bitstream decoding that was lacking in
> the other cards is performed inside the driver, and it doesn't matter.
>
> As to other problems, the 8400GS is a bit underpowered to manage
> high resolution complex deinterlacers. Consult the multitude of
> mailing list threads, and wiki entries for more information on that.
>
>
>
>
> Raymond nailed it. I really wanted to use advanced deint, the 8400GS
> didn't have enough... hutzpa. The 9500GT does 2x, no problem.
>
> I thought it would be better to have a passive heatsink than to have
> the power, I was wrong. In fact, it was a forced upgrade because my old
> passive heatsink nvidia card gave up the ghost when the caps above the
> hot chip busted open (1.5 years old).
>
> -Greg
>
You can get a 9500GT without a fan. The one I have has a huge heatsink
and keeps pretty cool. There is a 512 and 1GB version.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814187035
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814187034
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