[kwlug-disc] (Cheap) PCIEx1 dual (triple?) monitor cards, for old HDMI TV?

[B.S.]

Thanks. Good link.

Just wish the model numbers were easier to track. e.g. This GT 730 uses a 340 driver, and seems to fall into the 'GeForce 8 and newer' category. Following what's what in a Xxxx series is baffling.

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> From: Adam Glauser
>To: KWLUG discussion <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> 
>Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 11:19 PM
>Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] (Cheap) PCIEx1 dual (triple?) monitor cards, for old HDMI TV?
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>This page should give you the lowdown on driver support of hardware acceleration for decoding. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/VDPAU
>
>Having GPU support made a world of difference in my media PC setup.
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>On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 5:55 AM B.S. wrote:
>
>One answer ... I see from reviews at
>>http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500355&nm_mc=OTC-sho6b0tCA&cm_mmc=OTC-sho6b0tCA-_-Video+Card+-+Nvidia-_-ZOTAC-_-14500355 someone is running two of these together to get 6 monitors. So ... yes, 3 of 3 displays! Cool.
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>> From: B.S.
>>> To: KWLUG discussion <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>
>>> Cc:
>>> Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 5:46 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] (Cheap) PCIEx1 dual (triple?) monitor cards, for old HDMI TV?
>>>
>>>T hanks.
>>>
>>> Can't seem to figure out (buried in the babble) ... would you happen to know
>>> ... limited to any 2 of the 3, not all 3, displays? And ... do these things have
>>> hw acceleration on them so a H.264 or .mkv file going across it takes less CPU
>>> load?
>>>
>>>> ________________________________
>>>>  From: L.D. Paniak
>>>> To: KWLUG discussion <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>
>>>> Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 2:36 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] (Cheap) PCIEx1 dual (triple?) monitor cards, for
>>> old HDMI TV?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have successfully used this card in the past:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500355
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 26 Oct 2015 at 14:03 B.S. wrote:
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> So, my AGP oldies on my P4 ~3.0GHz's are getting long in the tooth.
>>> I don't game, but I do like my HDMI with digital audio out to my TV. As it
>>> stands now on the AGP, vlc to the TV at 480 is fine, 720p if there aren't
>>> too many small objects flying everywhere is also sufficient (before pixelation
>>> kicks in / things slow down), but 1080i/p is right out. The ol' P4 just
>>> can't keep up. For all I know the nvidia's I'm currently using have
>>> some hardware decompression on board facilitating things.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Looks like Rogers is going to kill analogue cable on me Dec. 1. Now
>>> have OTA (thanks Khalid!), but if/when that happens I'll also have to be
>>> going to the websites to stream some shows.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Side Note: Acanac/Zazeen (only non-Rogers in-band inet TV with local
>>> PVR provider) plans have gone weirder. Zazeen is now offering internet, not just
>>> TV, but plans now have lower caps, or per GB cost for all 6pm-12pm traffic,
>>> making cost higher than Acanac's. Just when you thought it's not
>>> possible, comparing plans has become even more baffling.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anywho, I notice I have one system with a PCI Express x1 slot.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I also notice that kijiji has some apparently reasonable dual core
>>> single monitor systems for around $200/$250. I expect Computer Recycling has
>>> similar, but likely not dual core Intel ~3+GHz systems with Hyperthreading. The
>>> $200 dual core price point on kijiji doesn't seem to offer HT either. My
>>> point about kijiji is only to say they're not dual or triple monitor either,
>>> so I wonder if it's possible an x1 purchase now will move into a x16 slot
>>> later, when such HT kijiji offerings become cost reasonable. (vs $650 - $1,500
>>> for a new i7 with onboard triple monitor out ability. 16GB+ memory being the
>>> killer added cost there.)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dual monitor is fine, triple monitor is even better. Even if I clone
>>> the 2nd monitor to the TV, so I can adjust the video window to nix the TV's
>>> extreme overscan. Can't read text on the TV, so the monitor would let me
>>> adjust things before switching to the comfy chair in front of the TV.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Are there such dual/triple monitor x1 cards out there (with one a
>>> VGA out?), preferably with onboard hardware decompression for up to 1080p, and
>>> what sorts of beasties am I looking at or for? Been partial to nvidia as their
>>> proprietary linux drivers seem to work well enough, but I'm seeing hints
>>> that the ATI (but not AMD?) cards also now work well enough - unlike the past.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thoughts?