[mythtv-users] what is the cat's ass of integrated "set top box" like hardware now?

[Raymond Wagner]

On Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:47:31 -0500, Tristan Gross <tristan at newning.com>
wrote:
> On 7/21/2011 2:05 PM, Alex Tomlins wrote:
>>
>> On 21/07/11 14:14, Brian J. Murrell wrote:
>>> On 11-07-21 08:25 AM, Robert Longbottom wrote:
>>> Very sweet indeed.  It does need RAM added to it.  Anyone know if a
>>> single stick of 2G would provide the Nvidia chip with enough RAM or
>>> would I need 2x1G?
>>>
>> I believe that Ion2 (aka GT218) comes with dedicated RAM and doesn't
use
>> system RAM.  This is certainly the case the the Ion2 system I run - and
>> Asus S1 series: http://uk.asus.com/Barebone_PC/S_Series_3L/S1AT5NM10E/
>> This has 512M of dedicated RAM for the graphics 'card'.
>
> I've been eyeing one of these for non-myth purposes but this thread got 
> me thinking.  Has anyone tried a fit-PC2 or fit-PC2i for Myth front 
> end?  Most of their pictures look rendered but I've checked 6-months ago

> or so & you could actually order them.
> Here's a link: http://www.fit-pc.com/web/fit-pc2/fit-pc2-specifications/
> Atom Z550 @ 2GHz - Intel GMA500 graphics - DVI 1920x1200.  Not sure if 
> this is enough cpu/graphics or not.

That's not enough CPU to decode much other than SD content, and not enough
GPU for the OpenGL painters, but in theory, it would work with the VAAPI
support now in developmental 0.25.  Once of the devs has one to play with
for that purpose, but he hasn't had a chance to try it out.