[mythtv-users] frontend hardware - any reason not to use ion?

[jedi]

On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 10:43:49AM -0600, Greg Oliver wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Johnny Walker <johnnyjboss at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 9:56 AM, David Asher <asherml at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Jan 11, 2010, at 7:32 AM, Fred Squires wrote:
> >>>
> >>> A few tips:
> >>> You'll need to go into the bios to increase the memory for the video
> >>> card. With 1 GB you can only move it up to 256, I added an extra gig
> >>> so I could go up to 512. I didn't notice any problems with 256, but I
> >>> only tested a few videos.
[deletia]
> > If I simply increase the ram to 2gb the bios will start allowing me to
> > allocate 512 to the onboard video?
> >
> 
> 1.5 GB total ram will let you allocate 512 to video.  I found that 3GB
> total makes it run without swap for the most part.  Without any
> capture devices present..

    I find that the stock Revo seems to be more than adequate. OTOH, I use 
it on a secondary TV and with a theme and general configuration originally
intended for an AppleTV. This is my "legacy" configuration is not likely
to change because my "users" get grumpy whenever I try out different theme.

    YMMV.

    What's a good theme to torment an Asrock 330 with? I have those too.