On Thu, 2005-03-31 at 09:58 -0800, Alan Hagge wrote: > Morten, > > Depends a lot on your primary use. I don't think many 5500 (and higher) > cards are passively cooled, so they'll probably be louder than a > passively-cooled 5200. If all you want to do is (HD)TV playback, the > 5200 seems to be a great choice (based on others' comments). If you > want to do more, then a 5500 (or better) might be the ticket. > > For example: > > For ME, I wanted a QUIET card (for MythTV watching), but one with enough > power to run recent games well. I wound up going with an MSI GeForce > 6600GT/AGP model NX6600GT-VTD128 > (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-127-150&depa=0). > > I CAN vouch for the quietness (it's completely swamped by my case/PS > fans), but I don't yet have MythTV fully operational, so I can't comment > on the speed/capabilities. I don't play a lot of commercial games, but > it's great for Racer (http://www.racer.nl/). > > Personally, I'd DEFINITELY stick to nVidia cards under Linux, at least > for now. From other posts, ATI is still a ways behind on their Linux > drivers.
Is there any difference between a 5200 and a 6200 or a 6600 for pure Myth HDTV use? I don't care about games, simply MPEG-2 decoding. Some 6200s/6600s have component out dongles. Do any 5200s do? I have seen stuff that suggests that they can with the proper dongle. Does anybody even use it? Especially since some cards are rumored to have MPEG-2 decoding on the chip, I'd hate to buy the wrong one if the drivers would support it one day. -- Seth Heckard / [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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