Bad news for you nv40&nv45 owners, and the requirements for H.264 acceleration.

[crazydingo]

Originally posted by: justlnluck
So is the PCI-E 6600GT an NV41 card?

No, NV43.

 

[stelleg151]

One thing to note on the importance of h.264 is that both BluRay and HDDVD will be using this codec. The reason I point this out is because it seems to be overlooked by many, but if someone is building an HTPC rig now, IMO that is pretty important. Then again you better make sure that the card you are getting is HDCP compliant, and whatever your plugging your card into is as well, and I think you also have to have Vista, but that DRM topic is a whole nother thread meant for another forum entirely . Just trying to help clear up the imporance of h.264, as it may seem absolutely pointless to people who dont know what the future is to bring.

 

[Nextman916]

Originally posted by: stelleg151
One thing to note on the importance of h.264 is that both BluRay and HDDVD will be using this codec. The reason I point this out is because it seems to be overlooked by many, but if someone is building an HTPC rig now, IMO that is pretty important. Then again you better make sure that the card you are getting is HDCP compliant, and whatever your plugging your card into is as well, and I think you also have to have Vista, but that DRM topic is a whole nother thread meant for another forum entirely . Just trying to help clear up the imporance of h.264, as it may seem absolutely pointless to people who dont know what the future is to bring.

I thought no video card on the market today was HDCP compliant?

 

[Tom]

Thanks for the link to the chart showing my 6800 won't work.

Do you have a link to the official apology page ?

 

[DAPUNISHER]

A bump for nv40/45 owners as the promotional FUD is still circulating. From a preview of the H.264 acceleration in the new betas This new version is compatible with the whole of the range GeForce 6 & 7, GeForce 6150 and GeForce Go,. Unless nV somehow forgot to check those boxes when updating PureVideo feature support *very doubtful* I wouldn't plan on purchasing a supporting Player/decoder if I still owned an nv40 GPU.

 

[Cookie Monster]

Link

Found this site comparing the CPU usuage on both ATi (X1300pro/X1800XL) vs NV (7300GS/6800GS) with the new NV drivers.