[mythtv-users] New Mac Mini, ultimate MythTV HD frontend?

[Isaac Richards]

On Thursday 02 March 2006 21:42, Mudit Wahal wrote:
> Based on Apple's own requirement, the duo core (1.66 ghz) macmini is
> not sufficient to decode HD resolution H.264.
>
> So, macmini is not HD frontend. And I didnt see anywhere on Apple site
> that they are touting it as high definition frontend
> (frontrow/iLife.etc etc)

H264 takes _significantly_ more cpu power to decode than mpeg2 video.

Isaac