[mythtvnz] Video Card Suggestion for HD

[Rama Madhusudhan]

Whoa!  What a response.  I certainly am more enlightened.  Looks like the
GT220 silent version is the answer for me.  Thanks for all your input.
 Don't let this be the end of the conversation though.

Cheers
Rama

On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 9:00 AM, Steven Ellis <steven at openmedia.co.nz>wrote:

>
> On Sun, December 19, 2010 8:17 am, Brett wrote:
> > On Sat, 2010-12-18 at 19:44 +1100, Jean-Yves Avenard wrote:
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> I strongly suggest that you get a GT4xx card over a GT220.
> >>
> >> The GT430 is an excellent choice for a few reasons.
> >>
> >> A GT430 is almost 1/3rd of the size of a GT220.
> >> It uses less power (58W vs 49W)
> >> It generates less heat (GT220 max core temperature is 105degres vs is 90
> >> degres)
> >> And it supports 3D TV if you're into that kind of thing.
> >>
> >> Audio-wise it also supports HBR (hight bit-rate mode) passthrough.
> >> That means you will be able to do DTS-HD MA and TrueHD passthrough.
> >>
> >> Something the GT2xx don't do, at least no officially. It's very random
> >> and while it may work for other, it certainly doesn't work for
> >> everyone.
> >>
> >> Jean-Yves
> >>
> >
> > Looks better than GT220 all round & no point buying old video cards if
> > the price is very similar.
> >
> > There are no silent versions in NZ (yet).
> > GT220 is available in half height, sure the silent versions are most
> > likely 2 slot wide. Do you have a one slot wide version ?
> >
> > The 'real use' power dissipation is not the TDP or the max die temp.
> > Those are absolute operating limits.
> >
> > It will depend on efficiency of the GPU architecture & memory used/clock
> > speed etc. Would be surprising if the 430 was less efficient than 220.
> >
> > Have you read that the GT430 PureVideo engine is superior for scaling or
> > deinterlacing ? I think it is the same VP4.
> > The 3dGuru review of GT430 was totally vague.
> >
> > The audio capabilities aren't going to be used by many, not for a while..
> > But please don't let that stop you from making it work..
>
> Thanks for the tips about the GT430.
>
> Noticed that a lot of the cards are also double width again which is a
> pain for smaller cases. Any recommendations for a single slot model?
>
> Steve
>
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