<div dir="ltr"><div><div><font color="black" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><font color="black" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#660066">> I have an ION-based MFE/MBE combined system, and it's chugging along <br>
> fine. No problems with any HD playback. However, if the system dies, <br>> or some myth feature requires more power, I'm curious as to what the <br>> modern-day replacement for an ION is. In particular: <br>
> <br>> - Small form factor <br>> - Low power draw <br>> - Integrated nvidia graphics<br><br></font></font></font></div><font color="black" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><font color="black" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#660066">Try a AMD APU, with mesa 10 you can get VDPAU working. There's a great range of product out there from low cost units that are good for a frontend only or units that can be used for a combo box. <br>
I have a gigabyte bxa8-5545 (a little smaller then a intel nuc) that I am using as a frontend/backend combo, its a quad core cpu thats about on par with a i3 and it'll play 1080p using VDPAU with no problems.<br></font></font></font></div>
<font color="black" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><font color="black" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#660066">Not trying to be a AMD fan boy or anything both it worth a look. I was surprised how well the open source driver works. <br>
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