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

[Robert]

Goga 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 
>>>                                                                   ^^^^^^^^^
>>>
>>>
>>> sorry, which CPU do you mean - sempron/celeron/pentium ??? 2.0GHz ???
>> Ah, it's a Pentium 4, 2.4GHz (I think, might be a 2.8GHz)
> 
> thanks for your answer, but which gpu has your 512Mb PCI 8400GS card ? G98 or G86 ?

I don't know - how do I find out?  There's nothing obvious (see below) 
in either /proc/driver/nvidia or nvidia-xsettings or reported by vdpinfo 
(posted a while ago on this list)

> where's can I found the detailed information about your PCI card ?

http://www.sparkle.com.tw/product_detail.asp?id=86&sub_id=239

Some output:

robert at Frontend1:/proc/driver/nvidia$ cat cards/0
Model:           GeForce 8400 GS
IRQ:             18
Video BIOS:      62.98.12.00.00
Card Type:       PCI-E
DMA Size:        40 bits
DMA Mask:        0xffffffffff
Bus Location:    06.00.0

robert at Frontend1:~/vdapu$ DISPLAY=:0 ./vdpinfo
display: :0   screen: 0
API version: 0
Information string: Unknown

Video surface:

name   width height types
-------------------------------------------
420     4096  4096  NV12 YV12
422     4096  4096  UYVY YUYV

Decoder capabilities:

name          level macbs width height
------------------------------------
MPEG1             0  8192  2048  2048
MPEG2_SIMPLE      3  8192  2048  2048
MPEG2_MAIN        3  8192  2048  2048
H264_MAIN        41  8190  2032  2048
H264_HIGH        41  8190  2032  2048
VC1_SIMPLE        1  8190  2048  2048
VC1_MAIN          2  8190  2048  2048
VC1_ADVANCED      4  8190  2048  2048

Output surface:

name              width height nat types
----------------------------------------------------
B8G8R8A8          8192  8192    y  Y8U8V8A8 V8U8Y8A8
R10G10B10A2       8192  8192    y  Y8U8V8A8 V8U8Y8A8

Bitmap surface:

name              width height
------------------------------
B8G8R8A8          8192  8192
R8G8B8A8          8192  8192
R10G10B10A2       8192  8192
B10G10R10A2       8192  8192
A8                8192  8192

Video mixer:

feature name                    sup
------------------------------------
DEINTERLACE_TEMPORAL             y
DEINTERLACE_TEMPORAL_SPATIAL     y
INVERSE_TELECINE                 y
NOISE_REDUCTION                  y
SHARPNESS                        y
LUMA_KEY                         y

parameter name                  sup      min      max
-----------------------------------------------------
VIDEO_SURFACE_WIDTH              y         1     4096
VIDEO_SURFACE_HEIGHT             y         1     4096
CHROMA_TYPE                      y
LAYERS                           y         0        4

attribute name                  sup      min      max
-----------------------------------------------------
BACKGROUND_COLOR                 y
CSC_MATRIX                       y
NOISE_REDUCTION_LEVEL            y      0.00     1.00
SHARPNESS_LEVEL                  y     -1.00     1.00
LUMA_KEY_MIN_LUMA                y
LUMA_KEY_MAX_LUMA                y