[mythtv-users] Revo 1600 looks even better now

[Brian Wood]

On Wednesday 24 February 2010 01:40:30 pm Tom Lichti wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Mark Garland
> 
> <mythtvusers at markgarland.co.uk> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > In regards to the Revo debate, I am seriously considering one of these
> > (or building an ION based box).  I love the idea of just buying/building
> > one, installing the frontend, enabling VDPAU and away it goes - small,
> > compact, quiet etc.  It ticks a lot of boxes, especially if I can
> > relocate my combined FEBE and just had this small one in the living room
> > on the network as a FE.
> >
> > However, I seem to get differing reports.  People like Greg seem to
> > really promote it, but I've also read other tales of stuttering, audio
> > issues, and it just not being quite up to the job (i.e. no Advanced 2x
> > deinterlacer), which has left me concerned.
> >
> > For example, I've been watching R3610 -
> > http://www.ebuyer.com/product/182588 (no affiliation) for a while and
> > it's currently £189.99
> > And R3600 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/167153 (no affiliation) which
> > is down to an amazing £129.92.
> >
> > Would be good to get definitive answers as to whether
> > a) The single/double core revo is needed - this list would suggest single
> > is fine
> > b) with the tv res @ 1920x1080, whether it can play SD MPEG2 (with
> > Advanced 2x Deinterlacer)
> > c) with the tv res @ 1920x1080, whether it can play HD (with Advanced 2x
> > Deinterlacer)
> > d) whether if I didn't have Advanced 2x Deinterlacer, I'd notice much of
> > a difference
> 
> I have two single core Atom/ION frontends, I output at 1920x1080 both
> SD MPEG2 and OTA HD using the BOB deinterlacer and it looks great to
> my eyes. I know it will not do the 2x deinterlacers, I haven't really
> tried the others, so I can't comment on whether you would notice a
> difference. All I can say is I am quite happy with mine.

Likewise, I'm not that concerned about Advanced 2X, the available de-ints look 
OK to my aged eyes.

I do think an extra GB of RAM is a must for using the R1600s as frontends, so 
factor that cost into the equation if considering one. I got a second GB for 
about $22.