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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mythtv@sci.fi">mythtv@sci.fi</a> wrote:
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type="cite">Kinda related to the topic, has anyone had any experience
running any OS (FC4 for instance, but should be the same with others as
well), with a MoBo that has integrated gfx ? In theory DVI-D should be
the same regardless whether it's coming from the MoBo or GFX card, so
how's it work in practice ? Is there some advantage/reason to use a gfx
card ?
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What I'm thinking here is quite simple, is there performance and more
importantly quality differences when comparing a gfx card and MoBo
integrated gfx, assuming both use DVI-D, since IMO both the integrated
and gfx card should give out the exactly same DVI-D output, where as in
analog the D/A conversion might have differences between cards and
integrated.
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My idea is to build the system using a backend on server and frontend
on a "hifi" desktop pc, so I'd like as stuff in the desktop machine as
possible. Also anybody have experience of using that kind of "terminal"
as frontend.
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The reason for using a video card is to get on-board MPEG2 (and/or 4)
decoding. This the load off of the CPU, allowing less expensive (or
smaller SFF) machines deliver the desired results.<br>
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