[mythtv-users] Hardware question

[Kevin Ross]

On 8/29/2013 12:54 PM, HP-mini wrote:
> On Thu, 2013-08-29 at 15:18 -0400, Stephen P. Villano wrote:
>> Interestingly enough, a Sparkle GeForce 210 PCI is $10 cheaper than the
>> Jaton ATI Radeon HD5450 512MB DDR3, not that I ever heard of Sparkle,
>> but specs are specs.
>> Either one isn't a bank breaker, let alone a budget breaker.
>>
>> On 8/29/13 2:37 PM, Raymond Wagner wrote:
>>> On Aug 29, 2013, at 14:29, Captain Hook <captainhookzero at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've had good luck with the GeForce 210.
>>> Note the PCI requirement.  While there are PCI versions available, they're rare and about 2-3x the price.
>>> _______________________________________________
> AFAIK
> There are no PCI versions of any nVidia cards from 200 series onwards..
> I think the last PCI card was a special rare version of 8400.
> PCIexpress is completely different to PCI.
> Most of the marketing specs just delete the most important detail.
>
> Sparkle is a common bottom end branding here..never heard of Jaton.

Here's a Sparkle GeForce 210, sure looks like PCI to me:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814187211

And fanless, too, if you like that kind of thing.