[mythtv-users] NVidia 6200, 6600 and XVideo
Peter Zelezny
peterzelezny at dodo.com.au
Fri Nov 11 01:06:33 EST 2005
On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:45:47 -0500
Isaac Richards <ijr at case.edu> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I'm wondering if anyone has the whole story on the Xvideo
> > issue with NVidia's 6200 or 6600[GT] cards?
> >
> > I've been getting mixed messages, some say it simply will
> > not work:
> >
> > http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2005/08/msg00205.html
> >
> > while others say Xv works fine for them. Can someone give
> > a more confident answer on this?
>
> Works fine, as long as you don't need the overlay for anything. Hardware
> scaling, colorspace conversion, and display are all still present. Just no
> hardware overlay (which myth doesn't use). The email you link to is wrong -
> really, the only things that don't work are xawtv in overlay mode and
> adjusting the picture controls.
>
> Isaac
Thanks for the info, that really helps. The missing overlay, does that
mean you can only use fullscreen Xv and not in a small window in the
corner? I guess I don't understand what exactly the overlay is for.
Peter.
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