[mythtv-users] Lots of confusion as to which card(s) to buy for vdpau

Lindsay Mathieson lindsay.mathieson at gmail.com
Tue Feb 3 03:23:16 UTC 2009


----- Original Message -----
From: Jean-Yves Avenard <jyavenard at gmail.com>
> Hi
> 
> 2009/2/3 Brian Wood <beww at beww.org>:
> >
> > If you must get a mobo or graphics card with a fan,
> > replacing it with a decent one before putting it into
> service will save a lot of future headaches.
> 
> But if you check the MSI card I was referring to, for
> their "silent" card they are using a Zalman fan and
> heatsink... Zalman is the brand I would use if I were to
> replace the stock fan with another.

Yah, I got a MSI GF9500GT 512M - has a fan, and the HDMI
gets its audio via a plug from the motherboard.

It is whisper quiet, quite suitable for a HTPC. Doesn't
support VC.1 though :(



Lindsay Mathieson
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