Recent content by runelind

The ATi 1650XT looks to be the best bang for the buck and should provide H.264 acceleration up to 720p. Does anyone know if this works with VLC or do I need some special player that has specific instructions for tying into the GPU?

I think I'll hold off on HD-DVD/Blu-Ray until a combo player comes down in price. I would however still be interested in a card that accelerates H.264 video. After all, the Apple TV can play back H.264 content at 720p with their nvidia GPU. I have several x.264 videos at 720p that I'd like to...

I am outputting it to a Sony SXRD LCOS display via its HDMI input. I would most likely be getting a card with an HDMI output. I realize I need to upgrade the shuttle, I just want to hold off as long as possible before doing so :)

I have an old shuttle pc with an athlon xp 1700+ (1.5ghz) and a Radeon 9800 pro (AGP). As you can imagine it chokes pretty badly on 720p H.264 video. I have been looking at getting an Nvidia card (~=7300) or ATi (~=1600xp) which has hw accelerated VC1 and H.264. Is there any chance that my...