[mythtv-users] New to HD, which nvidia card

Jesse Guardiani jesse at wingnet.net
Mon Apr 10 14:03:14 UTC 2006


Brad wrote:
> On Sun, 2006-04-09 at 12:55 -0400, Jesse Guardiani wrote:
>
>   
>> I'd go for a 6200 AGP model. This is what I bought:
>> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1776106&CatId=935
>>
>> These cards had AGP + XvMC problems with older version of the nvidia 
>> drivers, but 8756 (released a few days ago) seems to have cleared 
>> all of that up. 3D accel is noticeably faster than my 5200, and it's 
>> low profile, which is good for cramped cases and air flow.
>>
>> Only disadvantage is that your OSD will be black and white as these
>> cards don't support the full color Chromakey OSD.
>>
>>     
>
> By OSD do you mean the program guide or just when you hit menu and have
> the few choices there?  I guess I wouldn't want my program guide B&W,
> but the menu I can live with.  It's B&W right now.
>   

I think the program guide comes up in color. By OSD I mean the little 
box that pops up when you
change the volume, press 'i' during livetv, press menu during livetv, etc.

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Jesse Guardiani
Programmer/Sys Admin
jesse at wingnet.net



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