<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 10:06 AM, Michael T. Dean <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mtdean@thirdcontact.com">mtdean@thirdcontact.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="im">On 01/16/2012 07:24 AM, Richard Morton wrote:<br>
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> All the devs say use cpu power...<br>
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</div>No, the devs say use nvidia graphics + nvidia proprietary drivers but<br>
/have/ CPU power.<br>
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As far as video goes, I'll almost guarantee you'd be happier with the<br>
Atom + nvidia graphics than with E-350 using AMD graphics. Note,<br>
though, that I am not recommending an Atom-based system.<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br>I still think ion2 is the way to go for a frontend. I have multiple diskless frontends all ION1 or ION2, and they work great - low power and virtually silent. I would recommend to have CPU power for a backend tho, so if it's a combined FE/BE, I would say real processor + nvidia decode.<br>
<br>ION2 also supports the snazzy audio formats (TrueHD & DTS-MA). - Working well for me.<br></div></div>