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<FONT COLOR="#c0c0c0">> Ya, my ati cards are pretty ancient, but they're good enough for this</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#c0c0c0">> computer since no real graphics stuff is done on it.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#c0c0c0">> My 7300 is pci express, but i'd have to take it out of my mythbox and</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#c0c0c0">> replace it.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#c0c0c0">> That's why i was thinking of going vdpau. I'd rather not spend anything if i</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#c0c0c0">> could, and just get the 2 ati cards to work if possible.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#c0c0c0">I think the point was that your pci express 7300 will not work in</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#c0c0c0">whatever slot you have in your other computer (AGP or PCI?). So</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#c0c0c0">pulling the 7300 from your mythbox isn't really an option to fix your</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#c0c0c0">desktop situation. However, if you just want to get VDPAU then I would</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#c0c0c0">recommend picking up a card and going for it. The quality is</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#c0c0c0">impressive.</FONT>
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Actually, my Dell Dimension 4700 is not <I>that </I>old. It's a P4 2.8ghz with 3gb ram, and does have a pci express slot.
I actually have some dual headed video cards (FX5200 and some radeon card)
but they're agp so won't work in it. It's the video cards that are that old : )
Ideally i'd like to get all 3 of my monitors working, so that's why i want to get these ATI Rage cards working.
If i can't, then i'll just get the 7300 installed and be stuck with only 2 monitors.
Also, another issue i have with vdpau is that if i'm gonna get it, i want one that won't cause video stuttering when
the osd comes up, and i want one that is fanless and has component output for my tv. I'm an idealist here on this one,
and i don't think any exist yet. Can someone prove me wrong please : )
-Thanks
-Steve
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