[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] require static libswscale for mga

Attila Kinali attila at kinali.ch
Mon Jun 7 14:13:37 CEST 2010


On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 14:58:44 +0300
Ville Syrjälä <syrjala at sci.fi> wrote:

> > > Another option would be to just remove the mga drivers, but there still
> > > seem to be users around that actually use this.
> > 
> > Yes. There are a few. But i guess, that when the last mainboards
> > with PCI interfaces disapear, that the last users of mga_vid will
> > go with them.
> 
> There are PCIe G550s around.

I know. I got one of those. Interestingly, the G550s sell still
for about 100EUR, which is IMHO way overpriced for a 10a old card.
You get a in nearly every way superior card for the same money.
IMHO the only reason to buy a G550 these day is, if you want to
watch video on a big CRT. But how many people still have a CRT?

Also the number of users of mga_vid decreased considerably in the
last few years. It wouldnt surprise me if there were less than
100 users of it left.

BTW: Do you still use mga_vid or did you switch to a different
card as well?

			Attila Kinali
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