i am using a core 2 duo at the mo...but no graphics card...i am using the onboards graphics chip...I have been for the past few years in fact.
which is a better option. PCI express, AGP or standard PCI? 2009/11/24 Rob Beard <r...@esdelle.co.uk> > javadayaz wrote: > > can someone recommend a cheapish (£10-25) graphics card that will > > display/upscale to hd quality? I would like to display on 40" screen. > > pref on ebay. > > > > Easily set up on Ubuntu will be a plus! > > > > -- > > Regards > > > > Javad > Do you want PCI express, AGP or standard PCI? > > I'd suggest looking at the NVidia cards, I gather the 8400 or 9400 offer > HD acceleration with VDPAU (which is supported as far as I know by > MythTV and MPlayer). VDPAU offloads some of the decoding of HD video to > the graphics card... > > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=nvidia_vdpau_gpu&num=1 > > NVidia have released a new range of Geforce cards, I believe the > cheapest is the Geforce 210 although these seem to be going for about > £30 to £40 at the moment. > > If you wanted a card about £20 you'd probably be looking at a Geforce > 8400 or something along those lines. > > Saying that, if you have a reasonable spec CPU (Core 2 Duo, Athlon X2) > and a recent ish graphics card you should be able to play HD video > anyway, it just might have a higher CPU usage. > > Rob > > > Rob > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- Regards Javad
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