[mythtv-users] OT: Recommendation on Nvidia Card

[Johnny]

> installs in Ubuntu/Mythbuntu through the standard synaptic package manager.
> doesn't require command line or compiling locally.

This will be the same for all the nvidia cards. They use the same
drivers and are setup the same way.

>    GeForce GTS 200
>    GeForce GTX 200
>    GeForce 9
>    GeForce 8

These are the cards that support VDPAU so they are definitely the way
to go even for SD material. The VDPAU deinterlacers dramatically
improved the playback quality on my SD TV via S-video.

>
> I'm a little nervous about putting more money into something that may not
> fix my problem.  Has anybody had luck (ie: straightfoward install and
> config) with a newer generation Nvidia card?