Does someone have a nVidia GT 520 and 3d Playback tested?

Hallo,

Do someone have some hints about the GeForce GT 520 in an W7 / XBMC setup?

I am planning to upgrade my graphics with a fanless card, that is capable to playback Full-SBS 3D / BR 3D content.

nVidia advertizes the GeForce GT 520 to be able to play back / render Hi-Res 3D / BluRay 3D and uses only 30W.
It supports up to 2560x1600 pixels and Dual DVI (I don't care about that), DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.1.

I read some comments about possible issues with 1080i de-interlacing of OTA (DVB-S2) content. Can someone confirm this,
and is there in this case a better alternative out there?

So does someone have check it out and can post some comments on it?

A good read on the subject here: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4380/discr...shootout/7

I would choose the ATi 6450 (is in the same league/pricerange as GT520) or the 6570, which is only slightly more expensive than GT 520.

IMO nVidia cards should only be considered if you don't want to use Windows

+1 LmmO

Thank you for the link. I have read at the foot note of AMD radeon 6750, 6770 and all 5000 series does not support GPU decoding of 3D BR content...
is the 6570 superior to this cards in regard of 3D decoding?

Quote:Blu-ray 3D GPU Decode Acceleration is not supported on AMD Radeon HD 6770, HD 6750 and all ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 series graphics. For CPU requirements for Blu-ray 3D playback visit software partner websites (i.e. Cyberlink, Arcsoft) for more information.

btw. thanks for the link to the great review...

let me put it this way...

as long as your GPU card has HDMI 1.4, its then FULL 3D ready.

My HD6450 has HDMI 1.4, and it plays FULL 3D

Just looked at amazon and found that one:

SAPPHIRE ULTIMATE HD 7750 1GB GDDR

it has a 4k support for full 3D SBS at 120Hz.

I just wonder, which one would better fit to my Panasonic P55VT30 display (600Hz refresh rate and latest 3D engine...) The 7750 is 2 times larger and more expensive than the 6750, also there are different sapphire 6750 on the market, the ultimate (fanless) is not advertized with the HD3D features, while the 2GB Fan -solution is. I am a little confused, which one would be a better investment for the 3D stuff...

The 7750 has a much higher resolution and frame rates, but I am not sure if my plasma can handle this or not. So the botlleneck should be the display and not the htpc graphics.

Does anyone have played around with the 7750 / xbmc and 3D content? Is it worth to go to the next level, or is the 6570 powerfull enough for the panasonic vt30?

a 7750 for HTPC use is overKiLL...
i dont think anyone here uses that GPU...

as i said,
as long as your GPU card has HDMI 1.4,
then, its FULL 3D ready!

My HD6450 has HDMI 1.4,
and it plays FULL 3D without a hitch!

all Radeon HD6xxx series are HDMI 1.4 ...

Sounds great.

I think I'll give the 6570 a try. Thank you for your help.

I have tried some linux xbmc versions, both the live CD and the ppa on ubuntu, also with PVR stuff etc on nVidia/VDPAU. But the Windows 7 drivers / compilations of xbmc were much smoother / look better and are easier to tweak so I am still on Windows, but check out from time to time the linux stuff just in case...

The gt 520 will play the 3d full sbs mkv files just fine - I use it eith my htpc

perfect xbmcg!