[mythtv-users] Video Card Recommendation

Nick Bright boberz at thewatch.org
Wed Aug 13 13:11:08 UTC 2008


Allen Edwards wrote:
> Nick Bright wrote:
>   
>> John H wrote:
>>     
>>> If you plan on never using XvMC, I'd recommend the GeForce 7300. I've
>>> used both the 5200 and 7300. On HD OSD fade, the audio crackles with
>>> the 5200 but not with the 7300 so you have to turn it off on the 5200.
>>> If you use XvMc and you want color OSD, you have to use the 5200. I
>>> have to use xvmc since the guide is horribly slow on HD.
>>>   
>>>       
>> I'm using a 7300GT and have XvMC enabled, and my OSD is in color...
>>
>> nick at mythtv:~$ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep Motion
>> (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
>>
>>  - Nick
>>     
>
> I thought if you didn't have a B&W display, you didn't have XvMC -- that 
> it didn't load.  How do you know that XvMC is working?
>   
The how-to says if that line shows up in Xorg.0.log, it's loading. I 
don't know of any other way to verify, though at this point I'm really 
curious.
> Allen
>
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