On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Steve Hill <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:steve@nexusuk.org">steve@nexusuk.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>
I'm looking for a new frontend system - something quiet, reasonably small, with a DVD drive and capable of playing 1080p/1080i H.264 AVC streams (e.g. BBC HD).<br>
<br>
The Intel Atom processors look interesting, but I've not been able to find much in the way of performance specs. Does anyone know if any of the Atoms are remotely capable of playing HD H.264 AVC?<br>
<br>
My laptop (Core 2 Duo T5500 with Intel 945 graphics) seems reasonably happy playing the BBC HD stream, so I've been using this as a base line performance requirement.<br>
<br>
-- <br>
<br>
- Steve<br>
<a href="mailto:xmpp%3Asteve@nexusuk.org" target="_blank">xmpp:steve@nexusuk.org</a> <a href="mailto:sip%3Asteve@nexusuk.org" target="_blank">sip:steve@nexusuk.org</a> <a href="http://www.nexusuk.org/" target="_blank">http://www.nexusuk.org/</a><br>
<br>
Servatis a periculum, servatis a maleficum - Whisper, Evanescence<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div><br>This new Atom/Ion ASUS works well as a frontend with an optical drive;<br><br><a href="http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/12161255/Asus-Eee-Box-EB1501-Intel-Atom-Dual-Core-330-1-6GHz-2GB-250GB-Windows-7-Premium-Nettop-White/Product.html">http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/12161255/Asus-Eee-Box-EB1501-Intel-Atom-Dual-Core-330-1-6GHz-2GB-250GB-Windows-7-Premium-Nettop-White/Product.html</a><br>
<br>Virtually silent in operation & comes with desktop stand (as in picture) and VESA mounting kit for attaching the unit to the rear of your TV or on the wall behind. <br><br>All the best<br><br><br>Andrew<br clear="all">
<br>