[mythtv-users] Building new Mythtv Box

[R. G. Newbury]

On 01/10/2011 02:15 PM, jedi wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 11:43:49AM -0500, Joe wrote:
>> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 11:35 AM, R. G. Newbury<newbury at mandamus.org>  wrote:
>>> Ditch the Nvidia 6200. You have FIOS so you get HD. You really need at least
>>> a 9500GT or newer (GT220 etc) for vdpau to lower the load on the CPU. That
>>> CPU will work, but will be stressed if you are recording and playing at the
>>> same time.
>>
>> I agree with everything Geoff said except the above comment about
>> needing VDPAU... My current main BE/FE is using the onboard Geforce
>> 6150 LE ... Records on all three tuners (dual HDHomeRun + PVR-150) and
>> simultaneously plays back HD to our LCD TV just fine.  CPU is an older
>> dual core Athlon (5200+ speed grade maybe?) but it's nowhere near it's
>> limits.
>
>      The older nvidias are likely to not support modern video inputs.
> An 8x00 card can be had cheaply and is really the bare minimum of what
> you want to be dealing with these days.

IIRC, the 8x00 series are designed to work with AMD CPU's and the 9x00 
series with IBM. The OP has a Core2 Duo.

I could be wrong. But you are correct that the older ones do not support 
the newer codecs.

For the best support, you want a GT220 or better. But you probably do 
not need much more than the 220 as it will easily do the job. Anything 
newer/more powerful will require way more power and produce more heat.

(You may want that, however, depending on where you live!)


              R. Geoffrey Newbury