[mythtv-users] Plans for front & back end Myth boxes

[Kevin Ross]

On 8/9/2010 1:13 PM, Eric Sharkey wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Tortise<tortise at paradise.net.nz>  wrote:
>    
>> Yes that would do fine, also the one Eric Sharkey recommended has the half
>> height brackets, no fan and seemes a very good price.  It is however only
>> 256M, I understand 512M is still required so, unless Eric confirms 256M is
>> ok, I'd pass on it.
>>      
> I ran MythTV in HD on a system with a very similar card (with 256MB)
> for quite a while.  It did eventually go bad, but I don't think it was
> due to lack of ram.
>
> What is it that you think requires a minimum of 512MB?
>
> Certainly for outputting SD video over S-video output I can't think of
> anything that would require that.
>
> Eric
>    

It's been mentioned on this list several times that 512MB is needed.  
The wiki doesn't say that 512MB is required, only strongly recommended.  
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/VDPAU#Caveats