[mythtv-users] SpursEngine (Cell-based video card)

[David Brodbeck]

On Wed, October 1, 2008 2:57 pm, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> And, of course, by the time any "hardware" decoding is available for
> H.264 on Linux, it will be completely unnecessary as general-purpose
> processors will be able to keep up with decoding without issue.  So, the
> only people who will truly see it as beneficial are those who are trying
> to save a few watts of power...

Or people hoping to avoid CPU fans screaming away at high speed? :)

I've noticed Intel Core Duo machines are nice and quiet, but only until
you load up the CPU.