[mythtv-users] OT - FX5200 at Frys today

[Brian Wood]

On May 19, 2006, at 6:35 PM, Decent Guy wrote:

> Brain,
>
> By the way, just to clarify so that there is no confusion, I don't  
> know if it can handle HDTV content or not.  PNY calls the included  
> dongle "HDTV-out breakout pod" which basially includes component  
> out.  (I think my usage of the word HDTV stirred the whole  
> confusion in the first place).  This doesn't really mean the  
> chipset can decode HDTV in the hardware.
>
> Judging from this chart (look for the 6200 column),
>
>   http://www.nvidia.com/page/purevideo_support.html
>
> it actually may NOT support hardware decoding for HD content.  SD  
> content does list mpeg2 hardware decoding.   One may have to step  
> up to 6600 for a HD decoder.

I just wonder where in the circuit the components are taken off,  
the"TV encoder" has limited resolution but I think (hope) that only  
refers to the NTSC encoder, which would be after the component signal  
generation.

That chart is interesting, I think that perhaps it should find its  
way into the WiKi (or a link to it), and yes, I am volunteering to do  
that.

I'm not exactly sure what they mean by "decode acceleration", as the  
amount of "assistance" could vary considerably. XV could be  
considered acceleration, but so could XvMC, and they are very  
different animals.

It also appears that if you want "help" with H-264 the cheaper cards  
are what you want.

"Bad Edit Correction" could be anything from correcting color framing  
to putting Aunt Martha in the shot when you wanted Uncle Bill, I wish  
they would be more specific, but I guess it's hard to be in a short  
chart aimed at consumers.

Finally, I'm not at all sure if all of these features are supported  
by the Linux drivers, "Pure Video" seems to be a marketing thing  
aimed at ATI's Viiv and the Windows crowd.

Thanks for the info.

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