[arch-general] 1080p playback

[Chris Bannister]

2009/6/2 Paulo Santos <paulo.r.santos at sapo.pt>:
> Chris Bannister wrote:
>>
>> 8800GTS 640mb has a G80 core and doesnt support VDPAU accelleration,
>> the G92 core which comes with the 512 varients does.
>>
>
> And it won't ever support it? It's a shame that such a good card can't be
> used for at least a bit of processing.
>
> I haven't tried Pierre's advice yet (thank you, by the way) because somehow
> I screwed up my mplayer. Once I get it to work again I'll give some
> feedback.
>
> I must be able to play 1080p on this kind of computer or I'll cry. It's only
> 2,5 years old.
>
> Best regards and thanks for the replies,
> Paulo Santos
>

I can play 1080p on my athlon 64 3200 as long as im not doing anything
else. Its a shame, I have the same card.