On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Adrian C. anrxc@sysphere.org 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.