2008-01-20, 00:50
I know maybe it's a risky question to ask.... many diffrent opinions..but i'm gonna try anyway
I read somewhere ATI cards are better decoding HD-Video, and even read that they might even give better results for x264.. (no HW-acceleration ofcourse but the other stuff like deinterlace, etc, etc..)
But i also read here Nvidia cards are better supported under Linux, and that Nvidia would be the way to go..
Well now i'm planning to build and HTPC and my plan was to go for an Nvidia 8500GT or the 8600GT (does it even matter which for video-playback?)
But I was wondering maybe I'm missing something, and the ATI cards do perform better..
I know there are problems now with ATI cards and the Green screen....
So any suggestions for what type of videocard to buy..
NVidia or Ati, and what type.. does a 8500GT perform much worse video wise than a 8600GT, or will evens a 8400GS be sufficient?
I read somewhere ATI cards are better decoding HD-Video, and even read that they might even give better results for x264.. (no HW-acceleration ofcourse but the other stuff like deinterlace, etc, etc..)
But i also read here Nvidia cards are better supported under Linux, and that Nvidia would be the way to go..
Well now i'm planning to build and HTPC and my plan was to go for an Nvidia 8500GT or the 8600GT (does it even matter which for video-playback?)
But I was wondering maybe I'm missing something, and the ATI cards do perform better..
I know there are problems now with ATI cards and the Green screen....
So any suggestions for what type of videocard to buy..
NVidia or Ati, and what type.. does a 8500GT perform much worse video wise than a 8600GT, or will evens a 8400GS be sufficient?