[mythtv-users] BBC HD (1080) h.264 / AVC playback

Stroller linux.luser at myrealbox.com
Tue Feb 20 15:14:11 UTC 2007


On 19 Feb 2007, at 21:01, Tim Small wrote:
>> ...
>> I don't know if the GMA 950 is capable of 1080p output; if not, you
>> may want to consider stepping up to an Nvidia 6xxx or higher. (I'd
>> also specify "not 5xxx; see
>> <URL:http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/ 
>> 213177#213177>,"
>> except that you almost certainly have PCI-Express slots and the
>> PCX5300 is hard to find.)
>>
> I don't like non-free drivers, and won't use them if I can avoid it  
> - as
> a result, I'll only consider buying NVidia hardware when they release
> full specs.

Hear, hear!

I'm hoping to use Intel graphics when I build my MythTV box in the  
next few weeks.

I know that nVidia cards are widely used on this list, but I'd rather  
not be dependent upon nVidia supporting my hardware in the future. It  
seems to me that if I use one of their cards I am at the mercy of  
them should they decide next week "sorry, that's too old for our new  
binary drivers",

Stroller.




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