[mythtv-users] Recomendation about GPU

Mike Perkins mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk
Sat Oct 18 21:53:29 UTC 2014


On 18/10/14 22:25, Richard Morton wrote:
> My recommendation would be to go and buy a modern nvidia card. Something
> like a gt430 with about 1gb of ram which isn't even that new anymore and so
> can be picked up for £30.
>
> Nvidia is the best supported GPU and although other GPUs have improved
> support over the last couple of years nvidia is still reported as being
> superior.
>
> Nvidia cards up to gt220 have issues with passin audio on hdmii believe and
> must use an internal sound card to puts through using an internal value as
> they don't act as a sound card themselves.
>
Sometimes. I have several GT210 cards which can output sound through the HDMI 
just fine. I think it all depends on who makes the cards rather than what the 
GPU is.

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Mike Perkins



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