[mythtv-users] Big Chart of NVidia Card capabilities MPEG-x related

[Bill Williamson]

On 10/23/07, Jim Doyle <rockymtnmagic at yahoo.com> wrote:
> This is a must-see for anyone contemplating either
> integrated motherboard graphics or a card purchase:
>
> http://www.nvidia.com/docs/CP/11036/PureVideo_Product_Comparison.pdf
>
> I found this in my most recent research binge where I
> get to torture myself with facts and details and
> prices so I can convince myself I'm not overspending.
> I think
> it can also help others who might be trying to titrate
> the proper dose of needed videocard for slighly older
> CPUs.
>
> The chart helped me avoid buying a GeForce 6100
> bundled
> MB which had it not been for research I almost did.
> I also decided against a $62 7200GT and went for the
> 8500GT for $95 at a local sale. The 8500GT looked
> like a great option for the H264 route.
>
> I'm going to use this chart again when my coworker
> decides to repurpose an agp-8x motherboard into a
> myth box.


I am 99% certain that NONE of those capabilities (apart from mpeg-2
acceleration through XvMC) are available from Linux, so it isn't
relevant for a mythbox at all.