Does anyone know if the Nvidia GT 640 can bitstream TrueHD & DTS-HD?
I've tried searching on Google, but can't find a definative answer. I've seen mention of Nvidia Fermi cards working properly, so perhaps I go for a GT 630 instead?
I currently have an AMD A8-3870K system running XBMC on Windows 7, but would like to switch it back to Linux because the graphics were a lot better.
Cost isn't an issue, but I'll need a low profile graphics card
Thanks
Linux Can Nvidia GT640 Bitstream TrueHD & DTS-HD
Quids
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2012-07-21 17:47
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Jetster
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2012-07-22 04:37
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Any of the newer card can. So yes....but I don't understand your comment about Linux having better graphics? Never heard that one before
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Quids
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2012-07-22 15:17
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Thanks Jester
I didn't think there would be much in it with the graphics between Windows and Linux. With 1080 & 720 MKV vids Linux had slightly smoother playback, but there wasn't a huge difference between the two systems. For all other video formats Windows drops quite a few frames once every minute. I've tried allsorts of settings for driver and XBMC but nothing has made a difference |
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Quids
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2012-07-25 00:18
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To confirm for anyone visiting this thread in future
Nvidia GT 640 did indeed bitstream TrueHD via HDMI. Tested in Ubuntu 12.10 Alpha 2 with Linux Kernel 3.5 and Nvidia driver 302.17 Took all of a couple of minutes to get it going - it looked stunning and sounded great |
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Jetster
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2012-07-25 15:57
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Nice, glad it worked out. Maybe you could do a review on the Nvidia GT 640
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charlie0440
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2012-07-25 20:33
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do you use a PVR branch, would be good to know how it plays interlaced video
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