On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Adrian C. <anrxc@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, > I'd like to replace my VDR with Duron 1200, Skystar2 and GeForce4. > > I'm not particulary interested in HDTV but I'd like to prepare the new > VDR for the future, even though I'm on a budget. > > I'd buy Skystar2-HD with a GeForce that supports VDPAU. Would you be so > kind to tell me if the SS2-HD works OK? > Also with VDPAU, but more importantly in the absence of it would any of > these CPU be up to the task of processing: Athlon2 X3 450 3.2GHz and > Pentium E6500 or E6700 3.0GHz. I can't advise on those cpu's but I'm sure others on the list can. I'd just like to mention that my experience using VDR and vdpau together has been mostly successful. _For me_, it has been stable enough to recommend the setup to other users. Also if I know I'm going to use vdpau, I go for the cheapest cpu option available since I know what to expect from vdpau performance-wise. I have no worries about it being able to handle whatever I throw it's way (currently using GT240 cards which cost me about $40/each iirc). The only exception would be VC-1 material, which I don't have much of, but again I think other users can chime in there. Considering cost and performance, I'll never even consider buying a dvb card with hardware decoding again at this point. As with anything computer related, YMMY. _______________________________________________ vdr mailing list vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
