[mythtv-users] Zotac Zbox Replacement

[Michael Papet]

Hi all,
I've got a Zotac Zbox of uncertain vintage running Debian testing that simply cannot seem to draw OTA HDTV when the frames get "busy" (think rendering live sports) in 2016.  I'm done fiddling with Nvidia's driver and tried playback using OpenGL and vdpau. It just doesn't seem to have enough throughput.  I'm ready to blame it on the hardware being unable to keep up.
My front end prior to the Zotac was an old HP dual-core desktop that ran HDTV sports just fine.  I'm trying to find middle ground between the tiny Zotac that looks fine in the media cabinet and the "too big for 2016" desktop.
I'm looking to step away from Atom architecture for something like a USFF box that isn't Atom and available as an off-lease/used on ebay, no OS. I've had fantastic luck buying this way, so far.  A fan is fine as most seem pretty quiet these days.  With that in mind, any recommendations would be great.
Thanks.


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