[mythtv-users] xvmc and nvidia 8000 series

[James Orr]

2009/3/27 Travis Tabbal <travis at tabbal.net>

> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 8:30 AM, James Orr <james.orr7 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Is it still true that the 8000 series nvidia cards do not provide XVMC?
>>  If so, are there any other nvidia cards that don't?
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> I believe that is the case. But if you have an 8000 series card, why not
> use VDPAU? It's better than XVMC and is more stable than XVMC ever was for
> me. I think most currently available cards don't work well with XVMC. No
> good reason to bother with it, IMO, unless you already have hardware you
> don't want to replace.
>

I'm looking to get a new low-profile fanless card.  I'm not familiar with
VDPAU, but if I can use that instead of XVMC on 8000 series cards that will
open up the options a bit.
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