[mythtv-users] Videocard recommendations

[Paul Harrison]

Michelle Dupuis wrote:
> Hans
>
> Avoid ATI video cards.  I speak from experience (I'm still fighting with
> mine).  Nvidia appears to have made a real effort to make their drivers work
> under Linux.
>
> ATI has press releases going back to year 2000 exclaiming Linux support, but
> it's still really buggy, frustrating, lacking features, etc.  Do a search
> for ATI "Blue tint" and "smurf color" and "XvMC" and "libc crash" etc.
>
> MD
>   
Add dual head support to the list of what doesn't work as well.

http://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&questionID=26907

Doesn't fill you with a great deal of confidence in ATI cards for use
with MythTV does it? :-)

Paul H.