[mythtv-users] Mac Mini Frontend - HDTV Capable?

[Kevin Kuphal]

Donavan Stanley wrote:

>On 4/26/05, Jeff Simpson <llcooljeff at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>Actually, the MacMini should have enough power, assuming someone was
>>>able to optimize for it.  So far, I don't think there are any
>>>optimizations in place for it, so it is doing everything the hard way.
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>>Not to start a flame war, but what is that judgement based on? From
>>what I've heard on here, only the highest end PC processors (2.8ghz+)
>>are able to decode & display HDTV without problems. 
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>Then you've apparently not been paying too much attention.  There have
>been a LOT of people repeating requirements second and third hand that
>are inflated.  My 1.8ghz AMD *almost* plays 1080i without issue.  My
>2.5ghz celeron has zero issues with HD playback.
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Are you using straight Xv decoding for this Celeron or are you utilizing 
XvMC?

Kevin