Im yet to buy the television so i dont know the resolution.i dont really need it for gaming as i dont really that often anyway.
I would definately like to get some HD viewing but i dont think i would be able to stream a HD signal to the TV (see earlier post :) ) That fact that it is silent is brilliant! 2009/7/8 Rob Beard <r...@esdelle.co.uk> > javadayaz wrote: > > I am thinking of installing a graphics into my machine finally. > > > > Can you please suggest a cheap graphics card? > > > > It must: > > > > PLAY NICE WITH UBUNTU. (easy to set up. no problem with compiz) > > display HD for a screen size of at least 37". > > Not require extra cooling. > > > > Looking forward to your comments! > > > > -- > > Javad > > Well there is this one at about £45... > http://www.quietpc.com/gb-en-gbp/products/vga-cards/msi-nx9400gt-md512h > > It's got an NVidia 9400 Chipset so although it's not the fastest card > out there it should be fine for Compiz, basic 3D gaming and HD media > playback (IIRC you need to enable VDPAU with something like Mplayer or > MythTV to get HD acceleration). > > You don't say what resolution the TV is, it could be anything really (a > bigger size doesn't necessarily mean a higher resolution) but I would > assume that this card would happily play HD video at 720p (1280x720) or > 1080p (1920x1080) resolutions. > > It would require the proprietary NVidia drivers installing but this > should be a simple couple of clicks to enable the restricted NVidia driver. > > It also has a big heat sink rather than a cooling fan so it will be > completely silent. > > Rob > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- Javad
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