[mythtv-users] Vid card recommendation

[Scott Alfter]

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DaveD wrote:
> What I like best about my 5200 is that it runs the legacy drivers which 
> GREATLY reduces CPU load during playback of HD content AND provides the 
> video overlay, which gives brightness/contrast control.  Unfortunately, 
> my new MB is PCIE and there's no PCIE version of the 5200 (sob).

Actually, there is: the GeForce PCX5300.  It's basically an FX5200 with a PCI
Express-to-AGP bridge.  I have one; performance didn't seem to be on the same
level as the 5200, so I eventually replaced it with a 6-series card.

A typical example of the type is shown here:

http://www.firingsquad.com/hw/4710/Sparkle_NVIDIA_GeForce_PCX_5300/

Note the small extra heatsink just above the edge connector; the bridge chip
sits underneath it.

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