<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 5:39 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stefan_jones@comcast.net">stefan_jones@comcast.net</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;">
<div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div class="im">----- Original Message -----<br>From: "Fred Squires" <<a href="mailto:fsquires@gmail.com" target="_blank">fsquires@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <<a href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org" target="_blank">mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a>><br>Sent: Wednesday, March 4, 2009 2:33:04 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific<br>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Can "Trashure" computer cut the MPEG2 mustard?<br>
<br>On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 5:26 PM, <<a href="mailto:stefan_jones@comcast.net" target="_blank">stefan_jones@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br>> I found a nice little Biostar bare-bones micro-desktop (iDEQ200v) in the<br>
> trash this morning. It booted up and seems nicely equipped. With a little<br>> work (more memory, larger HD) I'm wondering if it might make a good low-end<br>> MythBox.<br>><br>> Well, I know for sure that it is better than my first box, which could<br>
> capture and stream analog and capture digital. So I guess my question really<br>> is: Do you think this could stream HD digital without stuttering?<br>><br>> Athlon 3200 (2.2 Ghz)<br>><br>> 512 KB memory (DDR 333, PC2700)<br>
><br>> GeoForce 6200, 128 mb onboard, in an 8x AGP port<br>><br>> I'm going to put in a SATA drive I have on hand.<br>><br>> If it could handle streaming HD, I'd put a Happauge HVR 1600 in its one<br>
> available PCI slot.<br>><br>> If not, no great loss. I'll install ubuntu and give it to a friend.<br><br><div style="margin-left: 40px;">My main frontend has an Athlon 2500, 1 GB ram, and a Geforce 6200. It<br>
handles OTA HD fine with XVMC. Who knows a 3200 might be able to<br>handle it without XVMC.<br></div><br></div>That's encouraging!<br><br>Is there a good reference for which GeForce offerings handle XVMC? I seem to recall that some don't,<br>
<br><br></div></div><br>_______________________________________________</blockquote><div><br><a href="http://lmgtfy.com/?q=xvmc+supported+cards">http://lmgtfy.com/?q=xvmc+supported+cards</a> (Sorry, I don't get to use that as often as I'd like) :-)<br>
<br>If you feel like splurging and upgrading, you may want to look into a VDPAU-supported PCI card, I believe they can be had for around 50 bucks.<br></div></div><br>