Re: [xine-user] 2D acceleration?

[Rich W. <rj...@he...>]

On Thu, 2002-01-24 at 19:42, K=F6teles Ferenc wrote:
> Hi!
>=20
> I have a not-very-strong (k6-2/500, nvidia Vanta) machine and xine
> drops ~ 50 frames/200. So i want to buy a "new" (i mean second-hand)
> video card with better 2D properties. What do you advise me? A Voodoo3
> or a G200? It has to know XVideo, of course, but what else? Which
> experiences have you got with different cards? Where can i learn more
> about "2D acceleration"?

If you have an AGP-capable motherboard (and you need it IMHO for decent
playback of DVD-quality video), I'd recommend a Matrox G400 -- Nice 3d
(plays Quake OK) for those times it is necessary and _really_ nice 2d.

Also, xine has a special output plugin, syncfb, designed especially for
this card.

Rich