On Wednesday 16 February 2005 7:54, PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote: > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2/16/2005 7:47:21 AM >>> > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2/16/2005 6:08:56 AM >>> > >On Tue, 15 Feb 2005, Minh Duong wrote: > > > >> > >> Does the FX5200 cards have mpeg2 hardware decoders? > >> nVidia's site isn't clear on this. I think that some > >> of them might, but I think it's only on the mobile > >> versions. Anybody got any info on this? > >> > > No, but XvMC is a "partial" MPEG2 decoder. It helps reduce CPU > > >load when playing large MPEG2 (e.g. HDTV) streams. > > > >-Cory > > Actually, the 5200 *does* have an mpeg-2 decoder on the card. > This was confirmed by a couple users onthis list a few months ago. > Also, nVidia has stated that the FX series cards are equipped > with mpeg-2 decoders. I believe the drivers take advantage of > that as well.
The Linux drivers only support XvMC. Full MPEG-2 decoding is, AFAIK, available on Windows w/the appropriate DirectVideo/DirectShow module or whatever they have there. -JAC _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
