[mythtv-users] FE hardware: NUC or AMD FM1 platform?

[Tim Draper]

---- On Tue, 05 Aug 2014 01:38:14 +0100 George Mari <george_mythusers at mari1938.org> wrote ---- 


  
 On 08/04/2014 02:45 PM, Tim Draper wrote:
 
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 After my current atom330ion based FE has seemingly died with intermittent NIC connectivity, i've decided it's time to look for a more powerful replacement.
 While the ion was powerful enough for 1080p, it was just a little too slow seeking and just the slight hint of delay through menus.
 
 I'm in two minds where to go for a replacement. the latest Intel NUC sounds interesting, and recently read the latest version has fixed 24fps rendering.
 The AMD AM1 platform seems to be a very interesting way togo as a possible alternative. 25w TDP for the AMD Athlon 5150 (quad core 1.6ghz, with AMD R3 graphics (HD8400 according to Phoronix). AM1 with ITX board is about 1/3rd of the price of an i3 NUC once i get the extra hardware priced in.
 
 the NUC size isn't much of a selling feature for me over ITX so either is fine, 25w of the AMD won't be pricy on electricity either. 25w shouldnt be hard to find a passive cooler either.
 
 Does anyone use these bits of hardware and can put their two pence in with what performance will be like in an FE-only role?
 
 
  
 I don't have personal experience with either one yet, but I did take note of the following positive experience  regarding VDPAU on the AMD platform:
 
 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/569834#569834


VDPAU? thought that was NVidia only; Intel and AMD used VAAPI. Thats good news noneoftheless. Aslong as I can get the offloaded decoding for HD content, then i'm pretty much happy.

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