[mythtv-users] Inexpensive, preassembled, VDPAU-friendly frontends

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Nov 29, 2008, at 5:05 PM, Yeechang Lee wrote:

> Scott D. Davilla <davilla at 4pi.com> says:
>> Just an update to testing VDPAU under the atom 330 and a PCI nvidia
>> 8400. All I can say is WOW.
>
> I'm a software person, not a hardware person; I can handle installing
> drives, RAM, and cards, but beyond that I prefer to buy prebuilt.
>
> For my next frontend, I'd appreciate suggestions on any preassembled,
> inexpensive (let's say under $500) and/or compact Atom- or other
> low-power CPU-based boxes that are VDPAU-ready. Most Shuttle PCs are
> too expensive except the KPCs, which use Intel video. A netbook might
> be ideal, except I don't know of any with DVI output, let alone
> onboard Nvidia 8-series video.

Good luck. I asked that a couple of days ago and got "check the  
lists". As far as I could tell in my hours of checking no one has  
discussed low power, low cost solutions with a VDPAU-capable GPU.