[mythtv-users] Trimslice ARM PC
Mark Lord
mythtv at rtr.ca
Sun Dec 25 01:04:33 UTC 2011
On 11-12-24 07:04 PM, Mark Lord wrote:
> On 11-12-22 11:40 AM, Tim Draper wrote:
>>
>> based on the fact an atom is considered too slow for a BE, i'm going
>> to say that the TrimSlice isnt upto the job.
>
> Only the hardware snobs consider Atoms too slow for that.
> I run an Atom/Ion2 ZBox as a combined BE/FE without issues,
> as do several people I have cloned the setup for.
>
> They work just fine for OTA capture/playback of 1080i ATSC
> with commflag etc.. as well as playback of videos of all descriptions.
I should add, though, that the theme/menus (Mythbuntu theme)
is SLOW on the FE on those boxes. Everything seems to have
about 200-300ms lag compared with the exact same setup
on a Core2duo system.
I guess scrolling through a menu in Myth is not particularly efficient or something.
Cheers
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