[mythtv-users] Is NVIDIA worth the bother?

[Jean-Yves Avenard]

2009/9/25 David Segall <david at segall.net>:
> I note that, if anyone asks the list for a GPU  recommendation, the
> answer is almost always an NVIDIA that supports VDPAU. I also note that most
> of the difficulties with graphics drivers posted in the list are from NVIDIA
> owners!

maybe because in the linux/mythtv world almost everyone has given up
with ATI and by far a majority of nvidia users?

Seems normal to me that most problems came from nvidia users then

>
> My current GPU, an Intel 865G, has worked out of the box over a couple of
> MythTV software upgrades. It's time for a hardware upgrade but I'm reluctant
> to switch to an NVIDEA GPU unless there are observable benefits. Are there?
> The display will be a 32" 1920×1080 LCD.

Depends on how fast your processor is. You may not have any need for
hardware acceleration.