[mythtv-users] First Nvidia Ion box - Acer Aspire Revo prices revealed

[Nick F]

On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Raymond Wagner <raymond at wagnerrp.com>wrote:

> Gerald Schepens wrote:
>
>> But would it make a decent frontend?  Would it run mythtv?  (I can't see
>> why not.)
>>
>>
> 1GB RAM and 8GB flash is perfect for a frontend, but there are some
> problems.  This is the single core Atom, so even when the multithreaded
> ffmpeg stuff comes through, you're stuck using VDPAU for anything HD, which
> means you're on trunk instead of a release version.  Network is only
> 100mbit, which isn't a problem, but disappointing for people who may want to
> shift to all gigabit/jumbo.  Wireless is G instead of N, so if you want to
> go that route, you will not likely get HD recordings to work without
> throughput issues.
>
My Atom 330 with a PCI 8400GS running 0.21 fixes with Jean-Yves's patches
makes for a great frontend.  It plays Blu-Ray rips (of disks I own!) through
the 100mbit network connection encoded in both h.264 and VC-1 just great
(playing on a 1080p projector).  It's snappy navigating through menus which
is what ultimately made me give up on my AppleTV running myth.

It cost me about $280 to build, and if the Acer is cheaper it would be a
no-brainer.  Smaller (than what I built), quieter and better looking!
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