[mythtv-users] EPIA M10000..

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I wish I would have known this before I bought the 800, I definitely would
have waited for the Nehemia.  Its really interesting how poorly the VIA
website is put together (ie what features are on what board).


> 
> The problem with the EPIA series is the FPU.. The floating point was only
> half speed. Making the processor almost worthless when using it for
> anything highly graphic, number crunching, encryping/decrypting, etc...
> However, with normal desktop apps, starting apps and such, it is quite
> fast.  The NEW Nehemia processor in the NEW 1ghz and dual 1ghz will be a
> full speed FPU and was said to be able to compete well with the AMD/Intel
> market at comparable speeds.
> 
> So, I would say that a dual 1ghz mini-itx board would pull only around
> 25watts max - and would be an excellent mythtv board.
> 
> --Micah
> 
> 
> > I bought an EPIA 800.  I can say I am very unimpressed with its
> > performance, I can see why Cyrix went away.  At DVD rate MPEG2, mplayer
> > has to drop frames to keep up with the bitrate.  I'll have to note that
> > this is something my PIII-450 does fine.  On the other hand power
> > consumption is pretty  impressive at 12 watts at idle (my Athlon and PIV
> > systems pull about 80 watts).
> >
> > I also got an X-Box to play with as a front end.  There again, I am
> > unimpressed.  The XBox is a monster and very noisy.  It also draws about
> > 60 watts when running.
> >
> > If VIA gets their butt in gear and provides MPEG source or binary
> > hardware support for MPlayer, Ogle, ...., there will be a pretty good
> > feather in  their hat.  I think I'll stay away until they do.  I can't
> > see a
> > 200 MHz increase in processor speed being able to reduce the processor
> > load significantly (in Intel terms maybe, but not Cyrix).
> >
> > Anyone know of a low power Athlon/PIII/PIV setup capable of decoding DVD
> > rate MPEG2 and still having 20% idle?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >>
> >> Yes, I have heard this as well - and in fact have confirmed this.
> >> Stores are now selling the current M10000 as "M-10000A".
> >>
> >> Also: In April they plan to release a dual 1ghz mini-itx board with
> >> the new nemiah processors.  That outta be fairly impressive. Can't
> >> wait for that!
> >>
> >> --Micah
> >>
> >>
> >> > Anyone considering purchasing a VIA EPIA M10000 might want to check
> >> out this story from mini-itx.com first:
> >> > http://www.mini-itx.com/default.asp#story0144
> >> >
> >> > Apparently, the M10000 will have 2 versions, the one currently being
> >> sold which is based on the existing processor core and a version
> >> "II" that will be based on the new Nehemiah core (with better
> >> floating point performance). All this according to the above news
> >> item. I'd love to hear different. FYI, YMMV, etc.
> >> >
> >> > ...Kevin
> >> >
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