[mythtv-users] Virtues of Separate FE/BE systems...

[Andrew Close]

On 4/2/07, Jay <jay at donoghue.org> wrote:
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> > Jay, what Vid Card did you go with?  i've just been using the onboard
> > NVidia whatever on the Chaintech MoBo.  are you using xvmc or the
> > power of the proc for HD playback?
> > maybe i'll just use the spare pc i have laying around to set up a
> > multimedia fileserver...
>
>
> The card I bought isnt sold by NewEgg anymore, but it is an XFX GeForce 6200
> 256MB AGP 4x/8x (model PVT44AWANG).  I wanted the AGP since I had the slot
> available.  I have seen success stories with a variety of 5200/6200 cards.
> The one thing you dont get with the 6200 is a color OSD when using XvMC.
> Personally, that makes no difference to me.
>
> My full specs:
>  - Chaintech 7NIF2 w/512MB RAM. Athlon XP 2500+, 250GB HDD
>  - XFX 6200 AGP video card - DVI output to projector
>  - Soundblaster Audigy ZS sound card
>  - PVR-350 for SD recording
>  - HDHR for HD recording

so you are using xvmc...
i'll have to double check my processor, i have 1GB of RAM.  i'm using
the onboard nvidia s-video out and onboard sound; pvr-250 & pvr-500.
maybe i'll download 'Elephants Dream' to test my HD playback and see
how much of the processor it uses without xvmc.