[mythtv-users] Recommended Video Card

jack snodgrass mrlinuxgroups at gmail.com
Tue Sep 26 18:18:43 UTC 2006


On 9/26/06, Chad Flynt <hoochster at sofnet.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> My apologies if this has been covered a million times.  I was just
> curious what people were recommending for video on newer systems that
> have no AGP Support.  I have lots of NVIDIA 5200's but all AGP.  And
> pretty much anything you buy now is PCI Express.  Or has like an NVIDIA
> 6100 on board.  In my past experience the 5200 was one of the better
> cards to use for xxmc support and such.  And something with the newer
> decoders on the newer cards wasn't as good.  But being as they don't
> make a 5200 in PCI Express, I was just curious to know what is the
> recommended hardware now.
>
> Thanks for any input.
> _______________________________________________

I've had real good results with a Nvidia 6200. Fanless.
Supports my HDTV monitor on a DVI port and my PC
Monitor on VGA port. Handles my HDTV shows just
fine. Picked it up at Fry's for $49 with a $20 rebate.

jack


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