[mythtv-users] Nvidia purevideo support in Linux

Tue Jan 24 00:08:15 UTC 2006

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Myers [mailto:mikesm559 at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 10:47 PM
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Nvidia purevideo support in Linux
> 
> He replied that they do have purevideo support available in Nvidia drivers for Linux, but that they are only releasing them  to OEM's, not publicly because of support issues.  He suggested I talk  to some of their larger OEM's to see if they couldn't ship the purevideo enabled drivers with their cards.  
> 
> Has anyone here seen a linux driver with purevideo support?  I don't what semantics they would use to control purevideo operation given Xv's arhcitrecture, but having this support available would be great for video quality.
> 
> Have any of the OEM's on this list heard about purevideo support in linux?

Please check:
   http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=63103 

It states, from nVidia support rep's, that PureVideo isn't supported under Linux.

- Ken