On Freitag 15 September 2006 20:16, Niko Mikkila wrote:
On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 01:23:58 +0900 (EIT) "Anthony Hornby" ahornby@darlug.org wrote:
Hi everyone, just discovered that my trusty old G550 can only do 1280x1024 via the DVI output .... damn it !!
Anyone have any recommendations for a card which will work with softdevice and directfb or vidix to do digital 1080p and 1080i resolution output via DVI? I will be connecting it via a DVI-HDMI converter cable to a Toshiba 62CM9UA rear projection TV.
I am after the most stable card with the best playback quality I can get and don't mind spending a few hundred dollars to get the right one.
Thanks for your help.
Regards Anthony.
Hi,
cheap ATI and NVIDIA cards are good for HD video output (esp. NVIDIA because you can get MPEG-2 acceleration working with the binary drivers). The cheapest passively cooled cards work as well for video playback on Linux as the high-end models, so don't pay over 40 euros for one.
The cheapest way is to go into a shop and buy a simple set top box. So get you both: closed hardware and closed source. Most advantage is: As you've paid, you'll get paid professional service in case you have a problem.
However, these cards work best through the X.org drivers, so you're better off with vdr-xineliboutput than with softdevice. Anyway, Xine offers better deinterlacers, which are very important for playback quality with such displays as yours.
Niko