[mythtv-users] Geforce 8200 already advisable, working out-of-the-box?

[Mark Jenks]

On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 5:38 PM, Florin Andrei <florin at andrei.myip.org>wrote:

> I actually have a 8200-based mobo on my frontend. The original 8200
> chipset seemed able to handle 1920x1080 with no problems (deinterlacing
> on the CPU). It's very nice hardware, low power, fanless (except the
> CPU), quiet. Tested with Mythbuntu 8.10 and the NVidia binary drivers
> (v177 included in the distro).
>
> Eventually I installed a GeForce 9600 GT (fanless too, with a huge
> passive cooler), but that's just because this frontend is dual-boot and
> I needed a more powerful GPU for 3D games.
>
>
I just built a BE/FE with the M3N78 Pro, and have audio/video over HDMI
(alsa 1.0.18a) working perfectly.   It has the 8300 chipset on it, and full
7.1 audio (which I broke apart for my Jinzora setup).

-Mark
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