On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 01:23:58 +0900 (EIT) "Anthony Hornby" <ahornby@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi everyone, > just discovered that my trusty old G550 can only do 1280x1024 via the DVI > output .... damn it !! > > Anyone have any recommendations for a card which will work with softdevice > and directfb or vidix to do digital 1080p and 1080i resolution output via > DVI? > I will be connecting it via a DVI-HDMI converter cable to a Toshiba > 62CM9UA rear projection TV. > > I am after the most stable card with the best playback quality I can get > and don't mind spending a few hundred dollars to get the right one. > > Thanks for your help. > > Regards Anthony. Hi, cheap ATI and NVIDIA cards are good for HD video output (esp. NVIDIA because you can get MPEG-2 acceleration working with the binary drivers). The cheapest passively cooled cards work as well for video playback on Linux as the high-end models, so don't pay over 40 euros for one. However, these cards work best through the X.org drivers, so you're better off with vdr-xineliboutput than with softdevice. Anyway, Xine offers better deinterlacers, which are very important for playback quality with such displays as yours. Niko
