Re: [H] Question on video card for HTPC

At 09:21 AM 13/05/2010, tmse...@rlrnews.com wrote: What you really need to do is ditch the card for something like a 5450 (full hd bitstream over hdmi, dxva h264) or a 4350 (lpcm over hdmi, basic bitstream and dxva). Better performance, reliable For HTPC use, is there any advantage in a 1GB

Re: [H] Question on video card for HTPC

No --Original Message-- From: Thane Sherrington Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Question on video card for HTPC Sent: May 14, 2010 7:15 AM At 09:21 AM 13/05/2010, tmse...@rlrnews.com wrote: What

Re: [H] Question on video card for HTPC

Probably not given that video ram is mostly used for gaming / textures anyway. On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 09:15:12AM -0300, Thane Sherrington wrote: At 09:21 AM 13/05/2010, tmse...@rlrnews.com wrote: What you really need to do is ditch the card for something like a 5450 (full hd bitstream over

Re: [H] Question on video card for HTPC

Nope, the extra memory is for the 3D textures I believe. On 5/14/2010 7:15 AM, Thane Sherrington wrote: At 09:21 AM 13/05/2010, tmse...@rlrnews.com wrote: What you really need to do is ditch the card for something like a 5450 (full hd bitstream over hdmi, dxva h264) or a 4350 (lpcm over

Re: [H] Question on video card for HTPC

To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Question on video card for HTPC Sent: May 13, 2010 7:10 AM I have an HTPC with an X1650 video card that I'm playing back 720p using VLC player. It works wonderfully, but when I try 1080p, I'm getting intermittent chop

Re: [H] Question on video card for HTPC

At 09:21 AM 13/05/2010, tmse...@rlrnews.com wrote: What you really need to do is ditch the card for something like a 5450 (full hd bitstream over hdmi, dxva h264) or a 4350 (lpcm over hdmi, basic bitstream and dxva). Better performance, reliable So just upgrading the card will do me? Sounds

Re: [H] Question on video card for HTPC

At 10:13 AM 13/05/2010, tmse...@rlrnews.com wrote: Yes. Upgrade the card - spend about $40 for one that will do dxva, and you'll get 1080p at about 20% cpu usage or less Awesome. Thanks for the advice. Thane

Re: [H] Question on video card for HTPC

To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Question on video card for HTPC Yes. Upgrade the card - spend about $40 for one that will do dxva, and you'll get 1080p at about 20% cpu usage or less --Original Message-- From: Thane Sherrington Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com

Re: [H] Question on video card for HTPC

At 10:30 AM 13/05/2010, Greg Sevart wrote: Depends on the player. Thane said he uses VLC. My understanding is that the current version of VLC has no support for any form of GPU offloading. The upcoming, unreleased 1.1 player version will offload SOME work to the GPU via DXVA 2.0. Vista or better

Re: [H] Question on video card for HTPC

[mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 6:37 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Question on video card for HTPC At 10:30 AM 13/05/2010, Greg Sevart wrote: Depends on the player. Thane said he uses VLC. My understanding

Re: [H] Question on video card for HTPC

Subject: Re: [H] Question on video card for HTPC Hello, I recommend SMPlayer or Media Player Classic if you want to go the free route. I prefer Zoom Player though. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From

Re: [H] Question on video card for HTPC

At 11:45 AM 13/05/2010, Tim Lider wrote: Hello, I recommend SMPlayer or Media Player Classic if you want to go the free route. I prefer Zoom Player though. I always like Zoom Player on my old system - I'll go that route. Thane