On 23/05/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Mark Kendall</b> <<a href="mailto:mark.kendall@gmail.com">mark.kendall@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On 5/22/07, James Buckley <<a href="mailto:xanium4332@googlemail.com">xanium4332@googlemail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> > When you say 'beefier gpu' what kinda performance card are we talking<br>> about. Would a NVidia 7600 do, or the new Intel GMA X3000. Some new intel
<br>> boards are gonna be coming out with integrated hdmi out (powered by an intel<br>> gpu, acclaiming DirectX 10 compatability (not that I care about that, just<br>> the performance)). Don't know whether it is just a modified X3000, or
<br>> actually a new chip altogether. It's the 'bearlake' chipset (review of one<br>> of the non hdmi boards here:<br>> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/22/intels-p35-bearlake-chipset-gets-benchmarked-reviewed/">
http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/22/intels-p35-bearlake-chipset-gets-benchmarked-reviewed/</a><br>> ).<br>> ><br>> > Hopefully the boards will have good linux support, including the graphics,<br>> which means that 1080i over 1080i DVI/HDMI will actually be possible, and if
<br>> the gpu is powerful enough full opengl playback may be possible.<br>><br>> Just to add to my email above, for example is there a card available that<br>> could handle 1080i with BOB deinterlacing using the opengl renderer. Also,
<br>> what limits do you think a 7600GT could handle (resolution, deinterlacing<br>> methods). If yu don't know no problems, just you are the first person I know<br>> who's actually used it.<br>><br>> Also, using the opengl renderer (which I like the look of). Is is possible
<br>> to playback (ignoring current performance limitations) interlaced material<br>> over an interlaced connection properly (e.g. 1080i on 1080i), is it actually<br>> capable of syncing to the right phase ( i.e. even w/ even, and odd w/ odd)?
<br>><br>> Sorry for all the questions, just I'm deeply interested in the opengl<br>> rendering (the benefits look good, and not many negatives apart from card<br>> requirements).<br>><br>> Thanks in advance, James
<br><br>James<br><br>I'm using a 7600GS. This copes with pretty much anything I throw at it<br>up to 720p display size and source (i.e. all hardware deinterlacers,<br>full size osd etc). At 1080i it struggles with hardware deinterlacing
<br>- not sure whether software bob will work.<br><br>1080i display/source without deinterlacing is pretty good and it will<br>sync with the display with patches applied. I still can't get it to<br>sync 100% of the time though and still need to stop/restart and hope
<br>it picks up the correct timing.<br><br>You've got the card to test it to the full - so give it a go!<br><br>Regards<br><br>Mark</blockquote><div><br>Thanks (and sorry for the threadjack), the card hasn't actually arrived yet, but will do soon. It'll be a 7600GT w/ HDMI out (the reason I ordered it). Maybe the extra little umph from the GS -> GT might just get it to cope, if not, then oh well.
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