[mythtv-users] PCI graphics card, but with decode on the CPU - any chance of working?

[Paul Gardiner]

Hi,

For SD decode, I'm using ffmpeg and opengl on a Radeon 9000, and
getting superb results - best I've had out of MythTV.  But the
card is AGP and it's really difficult to get an mATX motherboard
with AGP these days. I was thinking of buying a PCI Radeon 9200.
Is there any chance that PCI will have sufficient bandwidth? I
reckon it would be fine if I was doing the decode on the gpu,
but presumably the combination of ffmpeg and opengl, means
sending decoded frames between cpu and gpu.

Failing that, anyone know of a nice slim case that will take
a full-size ATX motherboard?

Cheers,
	Paul.