[mythtvnz] Quick HDMI question....

[Nick Rout]

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 11:35 AM,  <rob at webworxshop.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:27:38 +1300, Brett wrote:
>> On
>>> The second thing is HDMI. I have a HDMI output on the graphics card
>>> I
>>> bought (an EVGA Nvidia 210 [0]) and the respective input on my TV.
>>> My
>>> question is whether a direct HDMI connection between the graphics
>>> card
>>> and the TV will give me audio over HDMI, or do I need a special
>>> cable?
>>> If this will work with just a standard cable, is there any
>>> configuration
>>> magic required to direct the audio to the graphics card?
>>
>> Will the person who recommended the GT210 own up ?
>
> No-one recommended the 210 specifically. I just went for one that
> supports VDPAU [0]. Despite the title on the pbtech site, the box and
> EVGA website quote it as being a "Geforce 210" not GT210 [1].

It does support vdpau, it's just not powerful enough to do the very
best nvidia deinterlacing. Many people are happy with 210's, but a 220
is better.