#include <hallo.h> * Jon Dowland [Thu, Oct 28 2004, 12:33:47PM]:
In case you don't need to run 3d programs, using nv will be fine for you
...provided you have a reasonably modern computer or a small resolution display. On my AMD K6-2 450mhz, the nv driver is unbearably slow at 1280x1024.
I don't think the CPU is your problem. Do you have a TNT-2 or older Nvidia chip? The XVideo support for them is not complete, which means taht watching videos becomes _very_ CPU intensive. Although, the nvidia drivers does support XVideo at TNT-2. With modern Nvidia cards, I did not notice any big difference except of GLX support. And the NV driver is less buggy WRT power saving system modes.
I have 2 cards, on AGP a TNT-2 and on PCI an MX-440. Each have a monitor,keyboard and mouse. Each are run by their own X server (running the same XF86Config-4)
What is XVideo?
I find no difference playing xine with nv.
As the matter of fact xine behaves better on the TNT-2 with either nv or nvidia. On the MX-440 it complains that my system is too slow, with either nvidia or nv.
As the matter of fact the only thing the MX-440 is better at is playing glxgears, everything else is worse, regardless of nv or nvidia. Especially that rattling fan on it.
Hugo
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