[mythtv-users] recommendation for video card needed

[Andre Newman MythTV]

> On 11 Dec 2017, at 14:06, Jim Abernathy <jfabernathy at outlook.com> wrote:
> 
> I have a Core 2 Duo system that is not doing anything right now and I 
> would like to make a mythtv frontend with it.  However, the Intel GFX on 
> that box doesn't produce good video playback with mythfrontend.  High 
> motion scenes mess up a lot.
> 
> I figure there has to be a Nvidia GFX card out there the is cheap and 
> works well with Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS and Mythtv.  Is there a consensus 
> of what to get to solve this problem? I know there are a lot of gamer 
> cards out there, but video playback is much simpler and less GPU intensive.

I just pulled a passive heatsink 640 out of my HTPC to install a GTX1070 for UHD&HDR.

The 640 was overkill but no doubts about de-interlacing 1080i at max quality and nicely built with a huge passive heatsink, you might get one of those cheaply now.

Andre

> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Jim A
> 
> 
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