From a HTPC aspect, which card is better? Must be passive with low power consumption & heat. Don't need HDMI as av pre-amp doesn't have HDMI input anyway, DVI-HDMI video is all that I need. Mainly picture quality for video (is there a difference still?) and video acceleration. Using MCE + FFDSHOW. Do you need to use specific movie players/codecs for videocard accelerated video?
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ATI 2400 v Nvidia 8500
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Soldato
8500 
Soldato
Why do you say that Mav? I've seen some favourable previews (cos they arn't actualy out yet) of the 2400's passive kit for HTPC work, especially for decoding.
Matthew
Matthew
8500 has better video acceleration abilities, lower cpu usage thanks to purevideo hd. 2400 has avivo which doesn;t work half the time.
also take note that a 8500 hardly has any power saving over a 8600. around 5 watts less. its best to get the 8600gt as a minimum point.
also take note that a 8500 hardly has any power saving over a 8600. around 5 watts less. its best to get the 8600gt as a minimum point.
Cyber-Mav said:
er the 2400 pro and XT both have UVD which according to this guru3d review are much better at HDTV decoding/playback than the nvidia counterparts.
http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/440/7/
(graph showing average cpu usage)
From the conclusion:
guru3d said:
