[mythtv-users] OT: Zotac GT 520 PCI & PCIe x1
Ben Kamen
bkamen at benjammin.net
Wed Sep 28 18:30:55 UTC 2011
On 2011-09-28 1:18 PM, Matt Emmott wrote:
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> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com <mailto:adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com>> wrote:
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> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Richard Morton
> <richard.e.morton at gmail.com <mailto:richard.e.morton at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > I think the OP was referring to a relatively low cost card, with a
> > relatively well supported chipset using a PCI interface (or PCIExpress x1)
> > R
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> according to this,
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_500_Series
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> 29W TDP, supports Advanced 2X as well. I don't know how many 1080i
> streams it can support (for future PIP/PBP support), but for a single
> decode that's really good.
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> I found a fanless PCI-express version for $39.99 after rebate. Is this the new "best card" for a Mythbox these days? I may pick up a couple.
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> Link: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1169122&SRCCODE=GOOGLEBASE&cm_mmc_o=VRqCjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE <http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1169122&SRCCODE=GOOGLEBASE&cm_mmc_o=VRqCjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE>
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That's the one I was just looking at on Zotac's website. Looks like it'd work nicely. Any other feedback from others?
-Ben
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