Video Shootout: Ati vs Nvidia

[RobertR1]

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1916966,00.asp

Since HTPC are getting more popular and people are starting to use their PC for video playback, this might be on interest to those.

 

[xtknight]

I really wish NVIDIA would get off their lazy rear ends and release an accelerated H.264 decoder already.

 

[imported_ST]

Originally posted by: RobertR1
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1916966,00.asp

Since HTPC are getting more popular and people are starting to use their PC for video playback, this might be on interest to those.

HTPCs are nothing new. PC Video playback has been around way before the latest MCE craze. And also: FFDSHOW > AVIVO > PureVideo Presently for Video playback (quality wise). Maybe one day, someone in NVidia or ATI will wake and realize this and embed FFDSHOW potprocessing programability / acceleration in their GPUs.

 

[Munky]

Originally posted by: xtknight
I really wish NVIDIA would get off their lazy rear ends and release an accelerated H.264 decoder already.

They will, "when it's done"
I also remember Nv mentioning they will enable Gamma-corrected AA on the 6 series back when they were launched...

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: ST

Originally posted by: RobertR1
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1916966,00.asp

Since HTPC are getting more popular and people are starting to use their PC for video playback, this might be on interest to those.

HTPCs are nothing new. PC Video playback has been around way before the latest MCE craze.

He didn't say it was new. But how many recent articles have you seen that reviewed the video playback of today's cards? If you know of any others, i'll really appreciate it if you would share them.

 

[imported_ST]

Originally posted by: Looney

Originally posted by: ST

Originally posted by: RobertR1
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1916966,00.asp

Since HTPC are getting more popular and people are starting to use their PC for video playback, this might be on interest to those.

HTPCs are nothing new. PC Video playback has been around way before the latest MCE craze.

He didn't say it was new. But how many recent articles have you seen that reviewed the video playback of today's cards? If you know of any others, i'll really appreciate it if you would share them.

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2551

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/ati_catalyst_5.13_video_quality/

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/nvidia_video_quality_analysis/

off hand...i'd recommend you go to www.htpcnews.com if you are really interested in what it means to real world video playback.

 

[Steelski]

Originally posted by: munky

Originally posted by: xtknight
I really wish NVIDIA would get off their lazy rear ends and release an accelerated H.264 decoder already.

They will, "when it's done"
I also remember Nv mentioning they will enable Gamma-corrected AA on the 6 series back when they were launched...

"the way its meant to be done"
I feel sorry for the people who dont realise they have to buy pure video.