[mythtv-users] VDPAU blows up video card, film at 11

[Graham Mitchell]

Ah.... youngsters.... :)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_poke


Graham


> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of ryan patterson
> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 8:09 AM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] VDPAU blows up video card, film at 11
> 
> On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 1:22 AM, Yeechang Lee <ylee at pobox.com> wrote:
> > Robert McNamara <robert.mcnamara at gmail.com> says:
> >> [A]t least one Myth dev (who knows quite a bit moer about myth than
> >> the average user) has a permanently *physically damaged* card as a
> >> result of testing VDPAU.
> >
> > !!! Tell us more.
> >
> 
> Yes please explain how that is possible.  I don't want to call you a
> lier, but it is inconceivable for software to "physically damage" a
> hardware device (corupting firmware or overclocked hardware situations
> both don't apply).
> 
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