[mythtvnz] Hardeware advice

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On the other hand might I observe the higher 9xxx series have higher power consumptions with power and especially heat implications.
They also have HDCP incorporated along with HDMI capability.
I am not sure if the HDCP is a concern or not for MythTV HD purposes, can anyone comment?
Is there a link re the high failure rate?
Kind regards
David
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Worthington" <stephen_agent at jsw.gen.nz>
To: "MythTV in NZ" <mythtvnz at lists.linuxnut.co.nz>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:44 PM
Subject: Re: [mythtvnz] Hardeware advice


On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:37:11 +1300, you wrote:

>Can anyone point to a low profile fanless PCIe nvidia card based on
>8xxx or 9xxx chipset, pref with 512M RAM, available in NZ?
>
>(Yes I want to build a vdpau box, it has been unoffcially backported
>to 0.21-fixes http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/367958)

I would recommend 9xxx chipset, as there are reports that the 8xxx
chipsets have a high failure rate with temperature cycling, which
Nvidia says they have fixed in the 9xxx chipsets.