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

[KTNTG Bradshaw]

On 10/30/2012 02:03 PM, Jonathan Rogers wrote:
> 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.
>
If you are using hdmi audio with ATI/AMD, support is spotty and not 
really supported in the free drivers. I have had the best results with 
nvidia or intel

If you are not using hdmi audio then just about anything u can buy will 
work for hd playback.