[mythtv-users] Nvidia ION => NUC - good idea?

James Linder jam at tigger.ws
Fri Oct 2 09:05:49 UTC 2020



> On 2 Oct 2020, at 4:53 pm, Paul Gardiner <lists at glidos.net> wrote:
> 
> On 01/10/2020 23:21, James Linder wrote:
>>> On 1 Oct 2020, at 7:25 pm, Paul Gardiner <lists at glidos.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I've been using an old zbox as frontend for years now. It has worked really well, especially where it matters: video playback is perfect, interlaced or not, whatever the frame rate, with the TV always set correctly. Where it lacks a bit is in boot speed and a bit of lag in the menus but I don't find that hugely important. What is more of a problem is that I'm more frequently these days wishing to play HEVC encoded content and it just can't handle that at all: presumably because of the GT 610 graphics chip. So I'm considering moving to NUC. Is that a good idea? If so, any recommendations for which to choose?
>> I've been using an i3 with m2 ssd for years. It is BE and FE
>> As a FE the deinterlacing is better than my mac FE that does HVEC.
>> I do not, for I don't know how, use any graphics hardware.
>> James
> 
> So the i3 is decoding in software? Does the i3 manage HEVC?
> 
> Interesting about the mac. I also have an old, but not very old mac mini, but I'd need it to PXE boot and I think that's problematic with mac.

I just scanned my storage. In Australia I have not a singe HVEC recording.

James



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