From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 29 19:44:44 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8747116A427 for ; Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:44:44 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gbergling@0xfce3.net) Received: from einhorn.in-berlin.de (einhorn.in-berlin.de [192.109.42.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3ACA543D5A for ; Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:44:29 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gbergling@0xfce3.net) X-Envelope-From: gbergling@0xfce3.net Received: from node26.0xfce3.net (port-212-202-34-248.dynamic.qsc.de [212.202.34.248]) (authenticated bits=128) by einhorn.in-berlin.de (8.12.10/8.12.10/Debian-4) with ESMTP id jATJiM8o008600 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Tue, 29 Nov 2005 20:44:23 +0100 Received: from node26.0xfce3.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by node26.0xfce3.net (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id jATJi6Yf004139; Tue, 29 Nov 2005 20:44:06 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from gbergling@0xfce3.net) Received: (from gordon@localhost) by node26.0xfce3.net (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id jATJi41o004138; Tue, 29 Nov 2005 20:44:04 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from gbergling@0xfce3.net) X-Authentication-Warning: node26.0xfce3.net: gordon set sender to gbergling@0xfce3.net using -f Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 20:44:04 +0100 From: Gordon Bergling To: Sascha Klauder Message-ID: <20051129194404.GA4027@node26.0xfce3.net> References: <20051129180656.GA3619@node26.0xfce3.net> <20051129192653.GA35936@trimind.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-action=pgp-signed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20051129192653.GA35936@trimind.de> X-Url: X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.0-STABLE i386 X-Host-Uptime: 8:37PM up 12:22, 3 users, load averages: 0.31, 0.28, 0.13 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Spam-Score: * (1.797) AWL,BAYES_50,FORGED_RCVD_HELO,HELO_DYNAMIC_DHCP X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang_at_IN-Berlin_e.V. on 192.109.42.8 Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Recommendation] graphicscard (agp) for FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:44:44 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 * Thus spake Sascha Klauder (sklauder@trimind.de): > On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 07:06:56PM +0100, Gordon Bergling wrote: > > I am building a new workstation. Most hardware was just ordered, but I > > am still need a good supported graphicscard for FreeBSD. > > > > Can anyone recommend a graphicscard based on AGP, which should be > > support TV-Out. > > That heavily depends on what you want to do with it. If you > just do 2D, DVD-playback and the like, I would recommend a > Matrox G450 or G550 card. They feature superb image quality, > are completely supported (TV-output worked when I last used > one two years ago) and well documented, and even their OpenGL > performance is sufficient for at least xscreensaver. I have seen these cards on Ebay for 5 Euro. That whould be a nice price. ;) I doesn't want to play actually games, yet. I whould to use my computer to play video via the tv-out. Thats the main capacity that the card should support under FreeBSD. > If you need 3D/OpenGL performance, get an NVidia card. They > have native drivers (binary-only though), which are quite stable. > ATI Radeon cards are nice too, but I'd bad luck with DRI drivers > recently. I also have considered NVidida based card, but I am not sure whether the tv-out port (svideo) is working on FreeBSD. Okay, due to the binary drivers it should. best regards, Gordon - -- Gordon Bergling http://www.0xFCE3.net/ PGP Fingerprint: 7732 9BB1 5013 AE8B E42C 28E0 93B9 D32B C76F 02A0 RIPE-HDL: MDTP-RIPE "Minimal Electronic Music" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFDjK+Dk7nTK8dvAqARAjmRAKDAvW9/hgkDWpz21/qBiJ/ro7/UtACcDV5t chNGa5md8M0RTrat4VRcUTM= =iLzd -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----