[mythtv-users] PCI videocard GeForce 8200/8400 (gpu 98) for vdpau

[Nick Rout]

On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Goga <goga777 at front.ru> wrote:
>> >      > is there any limitations for PCI cards as GeForce 8300/8400 for
>> >     gpu video decoding ? Can I use it for hdtv watching on my
>> >      > Sempron 3200 ?
>> >      >
>> >      > Goga
>> >
>> >
>> > Is a P4 at 2.4GHz enough?  I have 4 of them lying around but they have
>> > AGP video.  If PCI works and this is fast enough, I am suddenly in the
>> > market for a new video card.
>>
>> I've put a 512Mb PCI 8400GS in a relatively old 2.?GHz sff HP pc and my
>                                                                  ^^^^^^^^^
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>
> sorry, which CPU do you mean - sempron/celeron/pentium ??? 2.0GHz ???
>
>> limited testing with Mythbuntu and the 0.21 backports of VDAPU seem to
>> work just fine.
>
> what about of CPU load with 1080i and 1080p content ?
>

I have just bought a P4 2.8 GHz with PCIe 16x and will report back on
VDPAU CPU performance once its all assembled and going.