[mythtv-users] Cheap Possible Frontend

[John P. Mitchell]

All,

    Looks like a SiS chipset.. Not sure how well the integrated video 
does video decode assist..

A little searching and I came across what appears to be the specs for 
the system:
http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWeb/Products/ProductsDetail.aspx?MenuID=62&LanID=9&DetailID=143&DetailName=Specification



Brian Wood wrote:
> I know, we've all seen the posts:
> 
> "I (found in a dumpster / was offered for $5) a computer. All I know  
> about it is (It says "286" on the front / It says "Altair") and I was  
> wondering if it will work With Myth. I plan to connect it to my  
> network with (a 300-baud modem / my cell phone), and storage will be  
> (punch cards / magnetic drum). I will need to drive 6 High-Definition  
> displays simultaneously, each with a separate 1080i signal. Do you  
> think it will work ??"
> 
> Not to be outdone, I found this:
> 
> http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=BB-U-BUDDIE-SYS&cat=BBK&cpc=JAD
> 
> Since I have the RAM and the drives, I'm only risking $120.
> 
> What I wonder about is the "64-bit 2D/3D graphics accelerator". Is  
> this just a UniChrome variant? I don't know much about those, but I'd  
> never heard they were 64-bit. What "acceleration" might it provide ?
> 
> I'm wondering if it might do SD only, perhaps with XvMC or a  
> Unichrome-only driver ? I'd really like to be able to playback MPEG-4  
> streams, sort of a "Rich Man's MediaMVP that can do MPEG-4".
> 
> 
> Brian Wood
> beww at beww.org
> 
> 
> 
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