[mythtv-users] OT: Zotac GT 520 PCI & PCIe x1

[Matt Emmott]

On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 3:26 PM, bhaskins <bhaskins at chartermi.net> wrote:

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> On 09/28/2011 02:18 PM, Matt Emmott wrote:
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> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com>wrote:
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>  On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Richard Morton
> <richard.e.morton at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I think the OP was referring to a relatively low cost card, with a
> > relatively well supported chipset using a PCI interface (or PCIExpress
> x1)
> > R
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>  according to this,
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_500_Series
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> 29W TDP, supports Advanced 2X as well. I don't know how many 1080i
> streams it can support (for future PIP/PBP support), but for a single
> decode that's really good.
>
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> I found a fanless PCI-express  version for $39.99 after rebate. Is this the
> new "best card" for a Mythbox these days? I may pick up a couple.
>
> FWIW I have never! gotten a rebate from TD.
> 100% screwed.
> If Newegg does this, I will buy at least one.
>

I swore off TigerDIrect for years for this very reason, but a couple years
ago I built a computer for a friend and had no less than 6 separate rebates
from TD. All of them went through and I had no problems.
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