Am Tue, 30 Oct 2018 12:00:01 +0000 schrieb vdr-request@linuxtv.org:
you can have a look at the nvidia gt 1030 cards. there are lowprofile and fanless versions, but pay attention to card size. and you may need to install correct drivers manually. but, half the price then an intel nuc with luck.
i'm considering this myself, too, instead of this buggy intel hd grahpics... (well, nvidia isn't better, i know...)
afaik, the gt 1030 is capable of playing 4k hdr h265 encoded videos, what is presumably what you need. i've read about netfix 4k support, too.
On 31/10/2018 11:50, master.of.brainless.things@gmx.net wrote:
Also one thing to look out for is that the 1030 actually comes in GDDR5 and DDR4 variants. They are priced very similarly, but performance of DDR4 is absolute garbage compared to GDDR5!
I doubt this will have an effect when it comes to video decoding capability, but paying about the same for half the performance doesn't seem like a good idea to me.
If all you need is a video card, that's a decent option. If you're looking for a whole new system, you'll easily spend more than the cost of a NUC.
i'm considering this myself, too, instead of this buggy intel hd grahpics... (well, nvidia isn't better, i know...)
What bug(s) are you referring to? Intel/VAAPI has been very smooth & stable here. Not a single problem and no bugs that I've experienced.
From what I can tell the people talking about buggy drivers don't
actually use Intel HD, they just seem to be repeating what someone else said, or maybe they have a problem outside of VDR/Kodi/HTPC/media playback.
VDR User kirjoitti 2018-10-31 16:07:
Intel/VAAPI has been very smooth & stable here. Not a single problem and no bugs that I've experienced.
As you have working system, could you also list HW what you use and related SW's with version inffo's? This way we can go forward with this question and hopefully avoid unfruitful conversations.
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