[mythtv-users] Zotac ID41 as frontend

[Kenni Lund]

2013/5/28 Kenni Lund <kenni at kelu.dk>

> 2013/5/28 Josu Lazkano <josu.lazkano at gmail.com>
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I am planning to change my old frontend and repleace it with a Zotac
>> ID41 ION1 based box.
>>
>
> I use a Zotac ID41 as a frontend myself, but if I was going to buy one
> today, I would go for the newer models, like ID80, ID84 or ID86. Around
> here, the price for the old ID41 is the same as for the newer models. The
> newer models will give you a Atom CPU with a slightly lower TDP (10 watt
> vs. 13 watt - which could lead to a slower spinning fan) and a newer NVIDIA
> GPU which supports VDPAU feature set D instead of C. I haven't been looking
> into the TDP of the GPUs, but I assume they are around the same. If the
> price is the same, I see no reason for buying the ID41 today.
>

Actually, it appears that the GT 520M is only feature set C, while GT610 is
D, so Zotac ID86 would be the one I would aim for.

ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/319.23/README/supportedchips.html

Best regards
Kenni
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