<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 5:05 AM, Jean-Yves Avenard <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jyavenard@gmail.com">jyavenard@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi<br>
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Looking at getting a new HTPC which can allow me to play bluray (under Windows).<br>
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Though it will mainly run MythTV obviously.<br>
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Looking at two different motherboard, both of them with integrated GPU.<br>
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One is using the nVidia 7100 (with nvidia 630i chipset): Gigabyte<br>
GA-73UM-S2H (<a href="http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2689" target="_blank">http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2689</a>)<br>
The other using all Intel with the X4500HD (G45 chipset); Gigabyte<br>
GA-EG45M-DS2H (<a href="http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2877" target="_blank">http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2877</a>)<br>
</blockquote></div><br><br>I doubt you'll notice much difference with H264. It's all about CPU with that codec. I've got a 3Ghz chip on the way to try to get clean decoding of H264 1080p on my Myth box. I'm using an NVidia 6150 based onboard video and it's doing fine. I imagine the 7100 would work fine as well. I'm not all the familiar with Intel graphics chips, but you're not using the GPU for a whole lot, so it will probably work fine. <br>
<br>As a data point, even with coreAVC, 2.2Ghz X2's can't do it. If an Athlon 64 X2 6000+ can't handle it, I'll order a Popcorn Hour and be done with it. <br></div>