[mythtv-users] NVIDIA XcVM support . . . . does the card model matter much?

[Tom Dexter]

On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 7:37 PM, Lindsay Mathieson
<lindsay.mathieson at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> On Saturday 29 March 2008 03:29:18 stefan_jones at comcast.net wrote:
>  >
>  > A) enable XcVM on my GeForce FX 5200 card, and hope there's just enough
>  > cycles to play HD @ 768 mode, or
>
>  the 5200 does support XvMC - it might be capable of HD at 768 - give it a pin.
>
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>  > In the latter case . . . does it much matter which NVIDIA based card I get,
>  > if all I'd be using it for is HD playback?
>
>  Yes. Contrary to popular opinion not all NVIDA cards support xvmc playback.
>  The 6100 doesn't, the 6150 does. Unfortunately I know of no list that tells
>  you ...
>
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>  --
>  Lindsay
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Apparently none of the 8xxx cards do:

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=90484

Tom