[mythtv-users] Should I Upgrade Frontend from AMD 3200+ to AMD X2 3800+ (DualCore) ?

[Jeff]

On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Allen Edwards <allen.p.edwards at gmail.com>wrote:

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> On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 11:46 AM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
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>> On Saturday 14 February 2009 12:04:36 Paul wrote:
>> > On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 12:56 PM, William <william_munson at comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>> > > Actually I found AGP based VDPAU compliant cards at newegg. Bit
>> pricier
>> > > but not bad.
>> >
>> > Which card is this? Do you happen to have a link?
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>> I'm also interested. I thought that VDPAU-cpable AGP cards were not
>> available.
>> Certainly happy to find I'm wrong, but would love more info.
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>> Ideal would be low profile AGP cards, but I'm not hopeful about those.
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> I cannot find any card on this list
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Vdpau
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> On this list
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> http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048+1069609639+1305520548&Configurator=&Subcategory=48&description=&Ntk=&SpeTabStoreType=&srchInDesc=
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> Which is the following sort:
> Home <http://www.newegg.com/Index.aspx?name=Home> >  Computer Hardware<http://www.newegg.com/Store/Computer.aspx?name=Computer-Hardware>
>  >  Video Cards & Video Devices<http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category.aspx?Category=38&name=Video-Cards-Video-Devices>
>  >  Desktop Graphics / Video Cards<http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=48&name=Desktop-Graphics-Video-Cards>
>  (x<http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380000%201069609639%201305520548>
> ) >  Interface : AGP 4X/8X<http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048%201069609639>
>  (x<http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048%201305520548>
> ) >  Chipset Manufacturer : NVIDIA
>
> What am I missing?
>
> Allen
>

As you have discovered, none of those cards are capable of VDPAU...   You
need an 8200 or higher series card, and the VDPAU features vary per card,
manufacturer, memory, and most importantly, the chip the card is based
on.

AFAIK, there are no AGP cards on the market that are capable of VDPAU.
Everything is PCIe or PCI.

Check out this thread for a discussion about this very issue:
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/368950?search_string=lots%20of%20confusion;#368950

J-e-f-f-A
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