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=Video display cards=
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Video (graphics) cards are essential in processing image data and displaying it on screen.  There are several prominent graphics card manufacturers with varying driver support and performance on Linux.  Choosing a sufficiently powerful graphics card is key to having an enjoyable media experience.
  
''' This page refers to technology that is no longer widely available '''
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==Intel integrated==
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Intel provide open-source drivers included in the Linux kernel.  These are the simpliest to get working and are maintained by Intel.  The Haswell HD graphics are powerful enough to playback 1080 content and are included on the CPU die.  For more information see [[Intel_Integrated_Graphics|here]].
  
'''Video display cards''' provide the graphical output for MythTV and modules (compared to [[video capture card]]s which provide input).  A standard video card will output all display to a VGA port to display on a standard computer monitorMost MythTV users are looking to have this display outputted to a television or other display device.  This can be accomplished by either using a card that has integrated TV-out capabilities or using a VGA to NTSC/PAL (television) converter.
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==nVidia==
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nVidia cards are generally considered the best for post-processing filters and for access to the [[VDPAU]] (video decoding library).  However these require the proprietary drivers that may not be instantly available in your distributionFor installation instructions see the [[Nvidia]] wiki page.
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==AMD==
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''If you have information / experience on the AMD graphics (APU etc) please add it here''
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The driver installation can be handled from the instructions from [[AtiProprietaryDriver | here ]].

Latest revision as of 22:48, 9 December 2014

Video display cards

Video (graphics) cards are essential in processing image data and displaying it on screen. There are several prominent graphics card manufacturers with varying driver support and performance on Linux. Choosing a sufficiently powerful graphics card is key to having an enjoyable media experience.

Intel integrated

Intel provide open-source drivers included in the Linux kernel. These are the simpliest to get working and are maintained by Intel. The Haswell HD graphics are powerful enough to playback 1080 content and are included on the CPU die. For more information see here.

nVidia

nVidia cards are generally considered the best for post-processing filters and for access to the VDPAU (video decoding library). However these require the proprietary drivers that may not be instantly available in your distribution. For installation instructions see the Nvidia wiki page.

AMD

If you have information / experience on the AMD graphics (APU etc) please add it here

The driver installation can be handled from the instructions from here .