[mythtv-users] Energy Efficient Front End

[Mark Wormgoor]

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From: "Ma Begaj" <derliebegott at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 10:09 AM
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Energy Efficient Front End

> 2009/3/26 Yan Seiner <yan at seiner.com>:
>>
>> On Thu, March 26, 2009 9:26 am, Travis Tabbal wrote:
>>>
>>> Video is an Intel GMA500 which from the forums looks to support Linux 
>>> only
>>> with a binary driver that doesn't work on newer kernels. They don't say
>>> what, exactly, said binary driver is capable of. As a result, I expect 
>>> it
>>> doesn't do what we need it to do. Too bad, it would make a great FE box 
>>> if
>>> it had VDPAU or similar that works under all current Linux versions.
>>
>> I started a thread on this on their forums:
>>
>> http://www.fit-pc2.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=27
>>
>> Please feel free to add questions / info to that thread.
>
> and it has no S/PDIF out ... stereo only.
>
> "Audio: High definition 2.0 "

And even worse... no audio over HDMI. It's a DVI-D interface over HDMI.
So, you're stuck with analog out.

Kind regards,

Mark