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

[Ville Syrjälä]

On Mon, Jun 07, 2010 at 02:13:37PM +0200, Attila Kinali wrote:
> 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.

I have one too. Got mine used for 20 euros or so some years back.
It was still a bit overpriced compared to what other cards you could
get used for the same amount of money.

> 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?

Still using the G550, with a CRT, no less :)

I'm using DFB based stuff though, haven't used mga_vid in some years.

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Ville Syrjälä
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