[mythtv-users] Zotac ID80 w/ Nvidia GT 520M

Steven Adeff adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com
Mon Mar 12 15:12:43 UTC 2012


On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 11:06 AM, jedi <jedi at mishnet.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:56:47AM -0400, Steven Adeff wrote:
>> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 3:20 AM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 4:13 PM, jk90090 <jk90090 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Zotac-ZBOX-ID80-Plus-Mini-PC-Review/
>> >>
>> >> Looks very interesting, but I see the 520 (not specifically the 520M)
>> >> can't handle Advanced 2x in HD.
>> >>
>> >> In case someone has tested this video chip, or in the future the Zbox
>> >> ID80, it would be great to reply to this thread with feedback on their
>> >> experiences.  Thanks.
>> >
>> > No experience (in fact zotac computers don't even seem to be marketed
>> > in NZ) but there is some info on the video chipset here
>> > http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-520M.43104.0.html
>> >
>> > You run the risk of having started another thread where half the
>> > people say "nvidia saved my life with vdpau, I love it, I hardly need
>> > a decent cpu now I have vdpau" and the other half say "nvidia is only
>> > half the solution, pair it with atom and you get what you pay for, and
>> > woebetide you if you want to do anything other than watch nvidia's
>> > limited range of codecs/frame sizes/whatever. Get a motherboard with a
>> > decent cpu and a slot for an nvidia card".
>
>    I could certainly see the IONs having trouble with certain sorts of
> web based content that are either poorly supported on Linux or have
> embedded commercials. Those two issues make the problem effectively moot
> for me.
>
>     A low profile machine with better nv GPUs in them are interesting
> regardless of the CPU. My snappiest frontend machine is one that would
> otherwise be discarded if not for it's aftermarket nv430.
>
>> I have a Gen 1 ION system from Zotac with a Atom 330 and on my 27" tv
>> in my bedroom with temporal 2x it works great and is plenty fast on
>> the interface. The fan is a little noisy but I've read it can be
>> replaced with a quieter one, hasn't bothered me that much yet though.
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