[mythtv-users] OT Wall mount or other setups

[Raymond Wagner]

As many times as this has been said before, I'll say it again. Claiming 
a machine will do 720p h264 is COMPLETELY MEANINGLESS. The two primary 
measurements of hardware requirements are bitrate and entropy encoding 
(CABAC is more intensive than CAVLC). Beyond that, more reference frames 
somewhat increase complexity, and requires additional buffer memory.  As 
long as you have hardware accelerated video scaling (Xv), resolution 
doesn't really matter. I doubt an Atom at 1.6GHz could handle more than 
maybe 3-4Mbps, which puts it well below any 720p h264 stream you're 
going to get from a legitimate source.

While the EEEBox would do perfectly fine for HD mpeg2, HD h264 really 
needs considerably more power.

belcampo wrote:
> The ASUS EEEBox is standard equipped with a mounting kit for mounting at 
> the back. The Atom-inside does 720p with h264 very well. Cost for the 
> system is 249.00 EUROS incl. 19% VAT
> Raymond Wagner wrote:
>   
>> A while back, someone did a guide on hiding a MiniMac behind an Apple 
>> Cinema display 
>> (http://inside.glnetworks.de/2007/12/13/mac-mini-mediacenter-in-38-room-space/).  
>> Depending on what you want to decode, you may want to look into a Dell 
>> Studio Hybrid.  Its only slightly larger than the Mac, and offers more 
>> power in the high end versions.
>>     
>> Barry Williams wrote:
>>     
>>> I am just now getting a LCD/Plasma screen for the lounge and I was 
>>> thinking about wall mounting it but not sure what to do with the PC 
>>> suggestions and experiences would be appreciated photo's / links if 
>>> available. I am trying to do away with the entertainment unit and 
>>> minimize used space, cheers
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