[MPlayer-users] wich graphic card?

[gabor]

On Tue, 2003-02-18 at 22:05, Olivier Warin wrote:
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> hello!
> firsat of all: sorry for writing something a little offtopic. and for the fact 
> that it it isn't really something for such a mailinglist. 
> i just want to be sure, because i had some big troubles with mi geforce2 
> card...
> 
> i want to buy a new graphic card. so i want to watch dvd's, divx etc. with 
> mplayer. and everthing sould run with the no a-v sync problems. or something.
> here is my system:
> linux (kernel 2.4.19) on a
> celeron 1.2 ghz cpu
> 512mb sd ram
> 16 bit onboard sound
> 
> so my idea is to buy cheap card without great 3d rendering features. because i 
> don't need it.
> but i want a card wich works great with mplayer ;)
> 
> i would have chosen this one:
> Matrox G550 32MB DualHead AGP
> 
> is this card good for mplayer?
> would you say, that this card is a good idea. or should i look for another 
> one?

i think matrox is the best for 2d :)

i'm not sure whether g550 is the best choice or not, but you definitely
need a matrox 

gabor