<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 11:13 AM, Michelle Dupuis <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mdupuis@ocg.ca">mdupuis@ocg.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Tahoma" color="#000000">I'm investigating choppy audio/sudio sync issues on new (used box, new to me) front-end and I suspect my video card isn't keeping up. I would like to get a VDPAU video card, ideally one without fan
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="tahoma">First, what is the best one I can get that meets these criteria?</font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="tahoma">Second, what is the cheapest one I can get that meet these criteria? (That won't be obsoleted/unsupported shortly)</font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="tahoma">Thanks!</font></div></div></blockquote><div><br><br>nVidia's latest/gratest HTPC chip is the GT520.<br><br>The Asus ENGT520 is fanless, so it is silent. It sells for $10 over your budget, though.<br>
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<br>I don't have any personal experience with this card, but it might be worth investigating.<br><br>John<br>-- <br>A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.<br>Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?<br>