[mythtv-users] Foxconn NVIDIA ION system and 2G ram stick at newegg

[Scott Alfter]

On 23 Aug 10 06:56, Dan Wilga wrote:
> While it's true that the Foxconn does require 4 Gb of RAM in order to
> allocate 512 Mb to video, it's open to debate whether or not VDPAU
> actually requires that much RAM when the system uses an IGP.
> 
> I am able to play 1080i .mkv or MP2 video using the VDPAU Slim profile
> on my Foxconn box. However, it does eventually lock up the system (as
> does pretty much any kind of video). According to one of nVidia's techs,
> the problem is most likely not the lack of RAM, though.

FWIW, I've not had any lock-up problems with an Acer Aspire Revo 1600.  It's
still running on the stock 1GB of RAM, streaming HD H.264 and MPEG-2 over
802.11a until the driver for the WiFi dongle I bought is fixed to support
802.11n.  The worst that happens is stuttering due to WLAN congestion; moving
to 802.11n should fix that.  (802.11a is already an improvement over 802.11g,
at least.)  I've not had any crashes attributable to VDPAU...for that matter, I
don't recall having any crashes with it at all.

Scott Alfter
scott at alfter.us