[mythtv-users] Video Card Recommendation

[Nick Bright]

Nick Bright wrote:
> David Schlenk wrote:
>   
>> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 9:17 AM, Nick Bright <boberz at thewatch.org 
>> <mailto:boberz at thewatch.org>> wrote:
>>
>>     Brian C. Huffman wrote:
>>      > Allen Edwards <allen.edwards at oldpaloalto.com
>>     <mailto:allen.edwards at oldpaloalto.com>> wrote:
>>      >> Nick Bright wrote:
>>      > <snip>
>>      >>> Why wouldn't you want to use XvMC? I'm not trying to disparage
>>     you - I'm
>>      >>> curious. I haven't read anything negative about XvMC, but I've
>>     seen some
>>      >>> posts and pages mentioning not wanting to use it by a number of
>>     people.
>>      >>>
>>      >>> If there's a good reason to not use XvMC, I'd really like to
>>     know what
>>      >>> it is so I can make an informed decision on using it in my setup.
>>      >>>
>>      > <snip>
>>      >> I tried XvMC on my AMD based 5400 setup and it really is not a
>>     very good
>>      >> experience.  I can't remember exactly but when the OSD comes on
>>     things
>>      >> break up or something.
>>      >>
>>      >> Allen
>>      >
>>      > I don't think the breaking up is due to the XvMC.  I believe
>>     that's a CPU issue but I could be wrong.
>>      >
>>      > As far as why I don't want XvMC - as far as I know you can't get
>>     color OSD when using XvMC.  Once again, I don't mind being corrected
>>     if that's not true.
>>
>>     My OSD is color, and I'm using XvMC.
>>
>>      - Nick
>>
>>
>> If I'm remembering correctly, you need a 5200 (or another card that 
>> supports chromakey) to do color OSD with XvMC. But unless your TV can 
>> take a DVI-I -> hdmi feed you're stuck in S-VIDEO land with the 5200 
>> card. I've got a projector that takes that, so it works for that system 
>> but my older 1080i TV only has component so I'm stuck with a 6200 which 
>> has a b&w OSD that makes playback stutter when I pause or what have you. 
>> I've learned to live with it. It only takes a couple seconds to come 
>> back and if you really need to just rewind 15 seconds. The alternative 
>> (watching TV with commercials while its airing) is way worse.
>>     
>
> I'm using a 7300GT with XvMC enabled (as far as I know - I'm going to 
> have to check after work though!), using VGA output (but I've also use 
> it with DVI->HDMI) and my OSD is definitely in color.
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500033 <- cheap 
> and the stock cooler is passive!
>
>   - NIck
>   
Confirmed:

nick at mythtv:~$ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep Motion
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation

 - Nick
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