So...what was the deal with the GF6 Hardware Decoder chip?

[futuristicmonkey]

Well, after looking through the first thread, I ran out of patience looking for answers. I didn't go into the second or third (if there was) threads.

But I am curious - what is the state of the GeForce 6 series hardware video decoder chip?

Was it enabled in later driver releases? (I'm an ATi guy - I haven't been paying attention to nVidia drivers)
Or was it just a gimmick?

 

[Matthias99]

I take it you missed the giant 1400-post thread on this topic?

And the new one?

 

[zakee00]

Originally posted by: Matthias99
I take it you missed the giant 1400-post thread on this topic?

And the new one?

If you would read before you speak, you would have seen that the guy didn't have time to read through those giant flamethreads.
As far as I know, the video processors are hardware defective. No way to get WM9-10 decoding or encoding, even with new drivers. The 6600GT and 6200 series are a different story though, they support the hardware decoding and encoding. But the 6800 series just has the ability to do the VPU accelerated 3:2 pulldown, etc.
Not 100% positive on this one, but pretty sure.

 

[otispunkmeyer]

after checking out of that thread, seems a good idea to jus come and ask some one. i wouldnt wanna go in there.