[ubuntu-mythtv] HTPC/silent gaming rig Hardware opinions and questions

[Jonathan Rogers]

Andrew McCauley wrote:
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> On Tuesday, October 30, 2012, Conor Klecker wrote:
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>     On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 9:07 PM, Håken Hveem <krbjhvee at online.no
>     <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'krbjhvee at online.no');>> wrote:
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>         Hello, does anyone have any opinions on this hardware setup ?
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>         GPU:
>         Sapphire Radeon HD 7750 1GB GDDR5
>         PCI-Express 3.0, "Ultimate Edition", DVI, native-HDMI, DisplayPort
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>     Isn't VDPAU the preferred method for HD video? 
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> I would suggest a NVidia card. Linux support is much better. You will
> be happier with mythtv with VDPAU.

I would suggest a Radeon card. Linux support is quite sufficient for
high quality video playback without the need for proprietary drivers.
I've been been quite happy using Radeon cards in my MythTV system for
over five years. As already pointed out, the CPU is quite powerful so
VDPAU is not necessary. I've been using a 2GHz Athlon64 x2 CPU for quite
a few years for HD playback.

If I were putting together a brand new x86_64 MythTV system today, I'd
almost certainly try to use integrated Intel video instead of a discrete
AMD or Nvidia card to save money, power and space. Any integrated video
should be sufficient for MythTV these days though I don't have direct
experience to base a recommendation on.

-- 
Jonathan Rogers