[mythtv-users] need vid card with s-video, pci-x16 that "just works"

Patrick Ouellette pat at flying-gecko.net
Thu Jan 4 21:39:30 UTC 2007


On Thu, Jan 04, 2007 at 12:21:58PM +0000, Stroller wrote:
> 
> Why do you suggest a 5000-series rather than the 6000 or 7000? These  
> 6000- & 7000-series cards seem to be more readily available & so I  
> assumed they were later models. I therefore assumed longer support  
> for them in nVidia's binary drivers.
> 

IIRC, the 5000 series cards have overlay support.  The 6000 and later
cards don't have the overlay support, but use textures instead.  With
overlay support you get a color OSD with XVMC enabled, and maybe fewer
issues.... YMMV

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