[mythtv-users] what is the cat's ass of integrated "set top box" like hardware now?

[Peter Mitchell]

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> From: Brian J. Murrell <brian at interlinx.bc.ca>
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
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> Sent: Wednesday, 20 July 2011, 19:43
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] what is the cat's ass of integrated "set top box" like hardware now?
> 
> On 11-07-20 02:17 PM, Raymond Wagner wrote:
>> 
>>  The same can be said with a CPU with a big slow fan.
> 
> Sure.  But I never even mentioned fan noise in my original posting so
> all of this is quite moot with the exception that a big slow fan would
> however defeat my requirement of being able to tuck a small
> Revo-like-form-factor machine behind a TV hanging on a wall.
> 
>>  A MiniITX board is no larger than a Revo, but the problem is the IO panel
>>  and heatsink thickness.  Unless you're intending to mount the TV 
> directly
>>  to the wall,
> 
> Yup.
> 
>>  As far as decoding, yes.  It should be able to handle broadcast MPEG2 and
>>  H264, as well as any content you get off of Bluray.  As mentioned though,
>>  it lacks some of post processing capabilities. 
> 
> And relative maturity.  :-)

As there has been mention of blu ray it's pobably best to remember that no Intel GPU
solution including Sandy Bridge is currently capable of outputing video @ 23.976 fps - i.e. the
native frame rate of most films. As this is a result of their hardware design as opposed to
a driver limitation I personally would be reluctant to consider Intel graphics for a HTPC if
I thought I might want to play blu rays in conjunction with a suitable display at some point.

> 
> b.
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