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

[Scott D. Davilla]

>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.
>

Which cpu? That matters greatly, the 965 chipset suggests Intel Core2 
Duo which is perfectly capable of HD contend decode and display 
without XvMC. If not then something is seriously messed up with xorg.