[mythtv-users] NVidia 6200, 6600 and XVideo

[Peter Zelezny]

On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:45:47 -0500
Isaac Richards <ijr at case.edu> wrote:

> > Hi All,
> >
> > I'm wondering if anyone has the whole story on the Xvideo
> > issue with NVidia's 6200 or 6600[GT] cards?
> >
> > I've been getting mixed messages, some say it simply will
> > not work:
> >
> >  http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2005/08/msg00205.html
> >
> > while others say Xv works fine for them. Can someone give
> > a more confident answer on this?
>
> Works fine, as long as you don't need the overlay for anything.  Hardware 
> scaling, colorspace conversion, and display are all still present.  Just no 
> hardware overlay (which myth doesn't use).  The email you link to is wrong - 
> really, the only things that don't work are xawtv in overlay mode and 
> adjusting the picture controls.
>
> Isaac

Thanks for the info, that really helps. The missing overlay, does that
mean you can only use fullscreen Xv and not in a small window in the
corner? I guess I don't understand what exactly the overlay is for.

Peter.