[mythtv-users] Small HTPC cases with no external/internal drives?

[Michael T. Dean]

On 02/11/2008 10:14 AM, jedi at mishnet.org wrote:
>> Jean-Yves Avenard wrote:
>>     
>>> I've watched full HD h264 encoded video on a dual-core apple mini
>>> without any problems...
>> Was it running myth?  Or still using OSX?  I've no experience with macs.
>    My mini runs Ubuntu and running h264 does fine with 1080p trailers. It
> also does very well with normal 1080 HDTV decoding.

Note, also, that many 1080p trailers are 1920x817 (instead of 1920x1080)
because they are for movie aspect ratios (2.35:1)--that's a half million
fewer pixels per frame.  Also, many movie trailers are 24fps (versus
25fps or 30fps or 50fps or 60fpd).

Mike