[mythtv-users] whats the best graphics card for HD playback?

[Frank Lynch]

On 1/21/06, Chris Ribe <chrisribe at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm in a similar situation to you, Frank, and I am looking for an answer to
> the same question.
>
> From what I've gathered so far, the NVidia 5200 series seem to work the
> best.  I'd like to hear more confirmation on that before I go drop $40 on
> one, though.

Hi Chris,
Does the amount of video ram play a factor?
The 5200 seems to come with either 128 or 256mb of ram.
I'd like to have my graphics card do as much work as possible, I want
ot keep my cpu for tasks like commercial flagging (and occasional
transcoding).
regards,
--Frank