[mythtv-users] Which nVidia card?

[Scott Chevalley]

On 03/07/2012 12:31 PM, Gary Buhrmaster wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 00:43, Pieter De Wit <pieter at insync.za.net> wrote:
> ....
>> Hi Simon,
>>
>> It had faster ram :) Should have put that in the previous email. The 220
>> will do what you need too :)
>>
>> I wanted to do 1080, with HDMI audio, both the 430 and the 450 "handles"
>> it on paper. I can assure you the 450 does. I would not doubt the 430
>> can do it.
> 
> In 50Hz countries, for deinterlacing, the 430 has been reported
> to have enough headroom to work well.  In 60Hz countries, the
> 430 has been reported to not always be capable of glitch-free
> display when doing deinterlacing.  The 220 is an older design,
> and while it cannot do HDMI audio, it is a far more capable
> card for deinterlacing (more than fast enough for all countries).
> 
> Unfortunately, in the nVidia marketing world, while one might
> think a 2x0 -> 4x0 -> 5x0 -> 6x0 would imply similar or better
> performance, it is not true for all types of uses (deinterlacing
> being just one example).  Fermi was definitely worse than
> its predecessor for deinterlacing.  AFAIK there have been no
> reliable reports as to whether Kepler will be better or worse
> than Fermi (although the anecdotal evidence suggests, as
> the move to Fermi showed, it will depend on the particular
> codes).
> 
> Gary
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I've got two GT210 cards doing HDMI audio just fine and so far I'm not noticing
any issues with full HD output, although there is a stutter at the end of a
show, which I believe is backend related.

Scott