Re: xorg gfx card: amd64+xvideo+decent 2d performance
I've been trying to find anything that fits the bill. My only requirements are: * That it works with amd64 (on FreeBSD, obviously). * That it supports Xvideo. * That it has decent 2D performance. * That it works with wide screen resolutions (so I guess basically modern hardware + modern driver). Unfortunately, the 'nv' driver has significant performance issues so nVidia cards are out. I love what ATI is doing with the radeonhd driver, but no Xvideo yet. what i really want to tell u is that a modern x server runs quiet smooth with x1650 series. I'm experiencing a little slow down when opening windows but when it draws it draws fast. Videos? Well played! it feels like almost the edge between the good and the evil. it is not so expensive and i think it should be available used, agp thats what u want! p.s. slow drivers? seriously? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
xorg gfx card: amd64+xvideo+decent 2d performance
Hey, I've been trying to find anything that fits the bill. My only requirements are: * That it works with amd64 (on FreeBSD, obviously). * That it supports Xvideo. * That it has decent 2D performance. * That it works with wide screen resolutions (so I guess basically modern hardware + modern driver). Unfortunately, the 'nv' driver has significant performance issues so nVidia cards are out. I love what ATI is doing with the radeonhd driver, but no Xvideo yet. I know Matrox used to be a good bet, but apparantly modern cards require binary blobs. I hear good things about Intel chipsets, but then I cannot find any cards that have them (only integrated on motherboards, which puts too much of a constraint on the choice of motherboard). Anyone got any recommendations? -- / Peter Schuller PGP userID: 0xE9758B7D or 'Peter Schuller [EMAIL PROTECTED]' Key retrieval: Send an E-Mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.scode.org pgpCf9QdpgTXd.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: xorg gfx card: amd64+xvideo+decent 2d performance
On Fri, 19 Sep 2008, Peter Schuller wrote: I've been trying to find anything that fits the bill. My only requirements are: * That it works with amd64 (on FreeBSD, obviously). * That it supports Xvideo. * That it has decent 2D performance. * That it works with wide screen resolutions (so I guess basically modern hardware + modern driver). Unfortunately, the 'nv' driver has significant performance issues so nVidia cards are out. I love what ATI is doing with the radeonhd driver, but no Xvideo yet. At present, it looks like at least some R5xx chipsets are supported by both radeon and radeonhd. One of those might be a good compromise. Or you could stick to the earlier chipsets that are only in radeon (R3xx/R4xx). I don't know how current this chart is: http://www.x.org/wiki/RadeonFeature I know Matrox used to be a good bet, but apparantly modern cards require binary blobs. The latest experimental Matrox drivers no longer need a blob. However, Matrox seems to have wandered away from the general-purpose video card market. AGP and PCI cards are available used, PCI-X versions harder to find and more expensive, and driver updates are much less likely than a more mainstream card. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
