[mythtv-users] Building new Mythtv Box

Jean-Yves Avenard jyavenard at gmail.com
Tue Jan 11 07:23:24 UTC 2011


Hi

On Monday, 10 January 2011, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at
>
> BUT, for $40 you could purchase a GT220 on sale which would free up
> your CPU for commercial detection, transcoding, etc.
> I'm not saying you need to purchase this now, but if its budgetable
> I'd say do it. It will also give you a proper HDMI output with
> multi-channel audio output, and I feel the picture quality with VDPAU
> and specifically the GT220's ability to use the Advanced (2x)
> deinterlacer on 1080i content and the HQScaling for SD content, is
> well beyond what the software versions can do.
>
> I think of it as a highly suggested option. I just built my parents a
> combined BE/FE and even though it has a processor more than capable of
> the decoding and deinterlacing and such, but they have a 50" HDTV and
> my dad watches lots of soccer, so the better deinterlacer and the
> HQScaling (which can only be done through VDPAU) was well worth
> spending $40.
>

As I wrote before,
Don't get a GT220 when the 430 is out now for a similar price.

Its more powerful, takes less space, heat less and supports HD audio
passthrough (TrueHD, DTS-HD) as well as 3D TV

Much better choice for future proofing.


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