[mythtv-users] Which nVidia card?

[Steven Adeff]

On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 3:55 PM, William Powers <wepprop at gmail.com> wrote:
> A 210 will do ATSC 1080i just fine using either the VDPAU or standard decoder with the
> VDPAU renderer and the Temporal,2x deinterlacer with the composite extension set. It also
> supports multichannel LPCM audio over HDMI.
>
> A 220 or 240 supports all of the above plus the Advanced,2x deinterlacer.  According to
> reliable reports on this mailing list, unless you watch recorded 1080i basketball games,
> you may not be able to see a difference between Temporal,2x and Advanced,2x deinterlacing.
>
> A 520 supports everything a 210 does plus advanced HD audio bitstreaming. Google for the
> full list of supported codecs.
>
> A 430 supports everything a 520 does plus, for most people, it supports Advanced,2x
> deinterlacing. However, it does not have much headroom in that application so if your
> configuration is less than optimal in any respect, you could experience stuttering.

excellent review.

FYI, Newegg has a fanned GTX550 for $90 after rebate right now,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127577

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