[mythtv-users] New thin MythTV frontend?: QNAP NMP1000 Media Player

Tom Lichti redpepperracing at gmail.com
Fri Oct 1 13:51:45 UTC 2010


On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
> On Friday, October 01, 2010 07:38:30 am Michelle Dupuis wrote:
>> Wow nice box!  If the graphics are fast enough, and we can bump the memory,
>> it's a winner in my eyes!!!
>>
>
> It's using the Sigma chip's hardware for video decoding, as does the Myka, which has handled everything I have thrown at
> it so far, with the exception of DTS, but this unit handles DTS, albeit only by downconverting, but at least you can hear
> it.
>
> Hardware video decoding is nice in some ways, the main drawback being that it's limited to containers and codecs that are
> built-in to it, anything new coming down the pike might be a problem.
>
> But the hardware chip probably can't handle, or even help with, flash/silverlight, and these days that's something you want
> in an HTPC. Of course that's a problem with just about anything these days.
>
> Hardware decoding also means that RAM is not needed as much as with software decoding, or even VDPAU, so that 256MB might
> not be as limiting as it first appears.
>
> But, as I said, LOTS of potential.

$431 on Amazon. I'd rather take a Revo for $100 less, and I know it works.

Having said that, the NMP-1000P seems to make more sense as a front
end. No pricing on that one though.

Tom


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