avivo or purevideo?

[ajkev24]

avivo platform
or
purevideo platform
which has better technology to produce 1080i/p?

 

[CrimandEvil]

NV, ATI still has alot to improve when it comes to HTPCs.

 

[thejunker]

ATI has stepped up lately with their new drivers.

Some good comparison shots here:

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/ati_catalyst_5.13_video_quality/

That being said, I am still using NV, and am happy with it for 720p and 1080i content.

 

[steviep]

Actually, I think AVIVO is a bit better than NV's solution, at least in terms of input options on their AIW cards... I think they even include the component output dongles with those.

 

[CrimandEvil]

ATI has stepped up lately with their new drivers.

Some good comparison shots here:

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/ati_catalyst_5.13_video_quality/

My problem with that is that some of the basic info there is wrong, eg:

Neither NVIDIA nor XGI offer noise reduction algorithms.

Purevideo does noise reduction as part of the scaling algorithim but it's kind of basic stuff like how you would find in any MPEG2 codec but the point is it's there. Then again what do I care, I use FFDShow on my DVDs for postprocessing.

Actually, I think AVIVO is a bit better than NV's solution, at least in terms of input options on their AIW cards... I think they even include the component output dongles with those.

NV supports component out on the 6150-6600 series, PCIE 6800 and 7x00 series. NV's support for DVI to HDMI has always been much better though.

 

[DonMega2k]

Purevideo does noise reduction as part of the scaling algorithim but it's kind of basic stuff like how you would find in any MPEG2 codec but the point is it's there. Then again what do I care, I use FFDShow on my DVDs for postprocessing.

I must be missing something in FFD as I can't get the noise reduction to compare to with what I'm getting using straight VMR9. I think I just need to keep tweaking it.

NV supports component out on the 6150-6600 series, PCIE 6800 and 7x00 series. NV's support for DVI to HDMI has always been much better though.

Indeed, my 7800GT came with the component dongle - which has found permanent home in my box o' wires.

 

[CrimandEvil]

I'm sure it has for alot of people too, DVI to HDMI is were it's at for those that have the option.

What settings are you using in FFDShow, can you post a screenshot of it? This is what I'm working with: http://htpcnews.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=18400&view=findpost&p=125685

 

[Bighitter]

Give this a try for FFDShow settings.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6555637&&#post6555637

Its from Vern Dias and it has worked well enough for me not to go back to VRM9 Renderless.

 

[DonMega2k]

Looks like a hot ticket, I'll give it a shot. I have not yet added DScaler to the mix, didn't want to muck things up any worse by adding another processor. Seems like everyone is using it though, so I'll give it a shot as well.