Thanks for the input. I have purchased an Nvidia GT210 and will install it shortly. All reports indicate it should be less problematic than the ATI Radeon based boards.
Regards, John Rick wrote: > Nvidia works for me. I have a GeForce 9400GT driving two 1920x1080 > displays, one of them is a 47" Sharp Aquos HDTV. > > The sound doesn't work on the Aquos, but I use the computers sound system, > so it isn't a problem. I didn't have any issues at all setting it up, > basically it's the same two monitor setup that I use at work. > > I don't use MythTV, no cable. > > > On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 8:59 PM, <d...@lanhouse.ca> wrote: > >> I've also had good success with Nvidia in Linux. I don't have a >> recommendation regarding which Nvidia card but I've not had one that >> didn't work. I've also used the VDPAU acceleration. It also works fine >> with bluray playback smoothly. I found this page useful: >> >> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/BluRayAndHDDVD >> >> I wish I had the time to play more with mythTV. >> >> Good luck, >> >> Dennis >> >> On Tue, 23 Mar 2010, Brett Delmage wrote: >> >>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2010, John Elliott wrote: >>> >>>> Can anyone recommend an inexpensive PCI-Express video card which is well >>>> supported by X11 and does not require ATI drivers? >>>> >>>> Resolution required is 1920x1080 or better. >>> Hmm. Not clear from your message if you are implying that you want a >>> ATI radeon type card with a FLOSS driver, or something else? >>> >>> The nvidia-based cards work for me. I was not a fan of the nvidia closed >>> source drivers for years. But after reading an interview about them about >>> the shared code between their different platforms, I am more accepting. >>> Nvidia does at least keep the drivers updated with features for linux. >>> >>> John, you mentioned 1920x1080. Are you planning to watch HD video / MPEG >>> streams? Nvidia drivers support VDPAU ( http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/VDPAU >>> ). I installed an inexpensive nvidia card (GT210) on my mythtv box two >>> months ago and it _really_ works. Watching HDTV takes almost no CPU at >>> all with VDPAU and the GPU doing most of the work. >>> >>> Pccyber has GT210s for (oh my - on sale now, for $36.77 with rebate) Does >>> that meet your 'inexpensive' requirement? It's a good price even without >>> the rebate. >>> >>> There might be even better deals, but I would not hesitate to look at >> this >>> card specifically, and pccyber's stock in nvidia cards. >>> >>> Brett >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Linux mailing list >>> Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca >>> http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux mailing list >> Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca >> http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux >> > > > _______________________________________________ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux
