[mythtv-users] New Mac Mini, ultimate MythTV HD frontend?

[Tom Dombrosky]

On 2/28/06, Trey Boudreau <trey at treysoft.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 02:24:04PM -0500, Mike Frisch wrote:
> > On Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 10:51:21AM -0800, Todd Ignasiak wrote:
> > >    The new Mac Mini looks like it will make a great HTPC / MythTV
> frontend.
> > >    It has the same small form factor as the old mini, but with a much
> faster
> > >    processor (dual core option), digital audio output, gigabit
> ethernet,
> > >    built-in IR receiver and remote control.    The dual core intel
> processor
> > >    has plenty of horsepower for HD MPEG2 decoding.      I think I'll
> be
> > >    picking one up.
> >
> > Can the Intel 950 video chipset handle it though?
> >
> According to the Intel specs, yes:
>
>         http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/gma950/
>
> Intel has had notoriously bad drivers for their graphics chipsets in the
> Windows world.  Let's hope Apple wrote their own :-)
>
> -- Trey
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Don't the intel drivers not work with video over 1440 in linux?  I think I
remember seeing that somewhere on this mailing list.

Tom
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