[mythtv-users] ION Platform with case

[Phill Wiggin]

> >      If I go out of my way to push the system, the N330 falls over
> before
> > > the ATV will. Raw core speed is about on par between the N330 and the
> ATV
> > > but the N300 has what appears to be 4 cores. Dunno how that works out
> with
> > > the hyperthreading and something that could take advantage of it. I
> would
> > > not expect myth to take advantage of the "4 cores" but I could be
> wrong.
> > >
> >
> > I'm curious as to what you mean by "falls over".  My ION has been 100%
>
>      The non-vdpau decoder can't keep up. I have seen this with high
> bitrate
> DVD MPEG2 and with aggressively transcoded SD h264 content. It stutters,
> stops
> and drops frames.
>


I have only used the ION to plaly back 720p/1080i recordings from my HDHR
off of clear QAM Comcast.  For such recordings, the ION is fantastic.  I
haven't tried anything more stressful.

Thanks for the info!
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