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

[Paul Gardiner]

On 03/10/2020 16:13, Greg Oliver wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 3, 2020 at 9:54 AM Paul Gardiner <lists at glidos.net 
> <mailto:lists at glidos.net>> wrote:
> 
>     On 03/10/2020 15:18, Mike Perkins wrote:
>      > On 03/10/2020 12:35, Paul Gardiner wrote:
>      >> On 01/10/2020 12:25, Paul Gardiner 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?
>      >>
>      >> Actually, this looks like it would do the job if only I could find
>      >> somewhere in the uk selling them:
>      >> https://store.minisforum.com/products/minisforum-n40-mini-pc
>      >>
>      > Well, it does say "Free worldwide shipping".
> 
>     Yeah, I saw that right after I posted. :-) Seems to claim duty free
>     too. I may have found my new frontend.
> 
> 
> My laptop has that same graphics and I have another one with CML G2 
> Intel Graphics.  I loaded mythfrontend on them under Fedora 32 and 
> selected VAAPI Normal for playback.  Both have excellent playback on all 
> media I selected (USA ATSC and also 264 and 265 content).  I did not 
> have any golf or hockey recorded - I used to save them just for testing, 
> but I lost them somehow.  My guess based on other content is they would 
> play well though.

Thank you. Much appreciated. I had seen a little conflicting information 
on the web regarding that chip's capabilities with HEVC, so that's 
really helpful.