[mythtv-users] New to HD, which nvidia card

Brad brad at bradandkim.net
Mon Apr 10 01:46:50 UTC 2006


On Sun, 2006-04-09 at 12:55 -0400, Jesse Guardiani wrote:

> I'd go for a 6200 AGP model. This is what I bought:
> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1776106&CatId=935
> 
> These cards had AGP + XvMC problems with older version of the nvidia 
> drivers, but 8756 (released a few days ago) seems to have cleared 
> all of that up. 3D accel is noticeably faster than my 5200, and it's 
> low profile, which is good for cramped cases and air flow.
> 
> Only disadvantage is that your OSD will be black and white as these
> cards don't support the full color Chromakey OSD.
> 

By OSD do you mean the program guide or just when you hit menu and have
the few choices there?  I guess I wouldn't want my program guide B&W,
but the menu I can live with.  It's B&W right now.

Thanks,
-- 
Brad Crotchett, RHCE
brad at bradandkim.net



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