<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 6:08 PM, Matt Emmott <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:memmott@gmail.com">memmott@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;">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im">On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 7:52 PM, Phil Bridges <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gravityhammer@gmail.com" target="_blank">gravityhammer@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 7:19 PM, Scott D. Davilla <<a href="mailto:davilla@4pi.com" target="_blank">davilla@4pi.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> Are we going to see support for this hardware based decoder chip in<br>
>> MythTV?<br>
>> I haven't dabbled in it, but it sure appears that XBMC has started using<br>
>> it:<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> <a href="http://dingleberry.me/2009/11/compile-xbmc-with-broadcom-crystalhd-support-o" target="_blank">http://dingleberry.me/2009/11/compile-xbmc-with-broadcom-crystalhd-support-o</a><br>
>> n-linux/<br>
>><br>
>> And they are enjoying 1080p playback on a measly 1 GHz processor (that I<br>
>> believe is seriously nerfed...).<br>
><br>
><br>
> <a href="http://xbmc.org/davilla/2009/12/29/broadcom-crystal-hd-its-magic/" target="_blank">http://xbmc.org/davilla/2009/12/29/broadcom-crystal-hd-its-magic/</a><br>
><br>
> game on :)<br>
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<br></div></blockquote></div><div><br>This is awesome! And I was going to ask how much such a device cost until I saw the little blurb at the bottom with a link! $69 for full 1080p? On a device that will fit in an AppleTV as well as a Mac Mini that I can get on ebay for under $300? Count me in! <br>
<br>Glad to hear that Myth support is upcoming, I'm no code warrior but I'd love to help in testing any way that I can, maybe I'll pick one up and shoehorn it into an iMac that a friend isn't using ;-). I know a guy who knows a guy who's related to a beta tester for the latest Boxee pre-release so I'm sure they'd like some feedback as well.<br>
<br>What's the support like with 3D games and desktop candy like Aero / Beryl / Aqua etc? I'm 95% concerned with the HTPC potential and I know that this device is in its infancy but I'm wondering what the day-to-day experience is like.<br>
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</blockquote></div><br>One more thing, and I'm sorry if I sound like a spam-bot but I'm really excited about the prospects of this thing. It looks like these PCI-e devices are under $22 on Ebay! And the Apple TVs are hovering around $100 or so. Holy crap! The dream of a compact 1080p-capable silent frontend with a built in remote receiver for under $150 might finally be a reality! Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself - I remember reading somewhere that the AppleTV ir receiver was proprietary - But big deal, I can just attach a Streamzap USB receiver to the box and call it a day!<br>
<br>I wonder what the specs for the $200 Boxee box are going to be. They're going to have to hit a homerun to compete with this!<br>