[mythtv-users] Pentium M laptop as frontend for HDTV?

[Tom Lichti]

Steven Adeff wrote:
>
> Kev- thanks for finding the chart!
>
> Scott- So none of the Pentium M's are capable of 1080i playback
> without XvMC support?
> I looked at upgrading the processor in the laptop, but the cost of the
> CPU was prohibitive of this path.
>
> The other option I have is one of those Ultra-small Form Factor
> devices like Dell sells. They have some with Pentium D's and Pentium
> IV's at >3.0GHz which I also understand is capable of 1080i playback
> without XvMC (not that I'm against XvMC, I just have never had the
> best of luck with it)
>
> I guess I should try compiling these newer XvMC enabled intel drivers
> for the laptop before dropping a few hundred on a new PC...
>
> thanks for the help guys!
>
>   

My old laptop was a dual-core 1.8 with the 965 chipset, I think, and it 
played any HD material I threw at it, without XvMC, using whatever Intel 
driver came with Ubuntu 7.10.

Just another data point.


Tom