[mythtv-users] Which Intel chipset?

[sean darcy]

On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 3:55 AM, Alex Butcher <mythlist at assursys.co.uk> wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Sep 2008, John Andrunas wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Alex Butcher <mythlist at assursys.co.uk>wrote:
>>> Intel's Pxx chipset range are optimised for lower power consumption, and
>>> their Xxx range for performance. Current latest revisions are the P45 and
>>> X48 respectively.
>>
>> How well are they supported by Myth?
>
> MythTV is irrelevant (as is any other user-mode application). Chipset
> support is provided by the kernel, and GPU support is provided by Xorg (and
> maybe a bit by the kernel, too). If both those are in place, MythTV should
> work.
>
> Both chipsets are mainstream chipsets, produced by Intel and have been out
> for some time, so I'd confidently expect support to be good.
>
> Best Regards,
> Alex.
>
>
One issue:

if you're connecting your htpc thru an avr over hdmi, neither ati nor
intel will work. Only nvidia. If you're going directly to the tv all
are ok.  It's some screw up over the hdmi spec.

sean