[mythtv-users] VDPAU and AGP e.g. HDTV capable 7600GS

[Robert McNamara]

On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Tortise <tortise at paradise.net.nz> wrote:
> With reference to ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/180.35/README/appendix-a.html where is the VDPAU capable list?  Is
> there one or is that it?
>
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>
>> Is this merely a matter of someone trying it now?
>
> Nope, lots of non-VDPAU capable cards are supported by drivers that
> contain VDPAU code.  The recent driver changes bring VC-1 support to
> the entire existing list of VDPAU-capable cards, but it does not
> expand that list.
>
> Robert
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No, that is the list of hardware supported by the driver.  the VDPAU
capable list was contained in the original announcement for VDPAU and
can be summarized as "any 8xxx series besides the original 8800 GTX
and 8100, and all 9xxx series."

Robert