[mythtv-users] Zotac ID80 w/ Nvidia GT 520M

Andrew McCauley ajmccauley at gmail.com
Tue Mar 13 03:50:51 UTC 2012


On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:24 PM, Mark Lord <mythtv at rtr.ca> wrote:

> On 12-03-12 03:35 AM, Jean-Yves Avenard wrote:
> > On 12 March 2012 14:13, jk90090 <jk90090 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Zotac-ZBOX-ID80-Plus-Mini-PC-Review/
> >>
> >> Looks very interesting, but I see the 520 (not specifically the 520M)
> >> can't handle Advanced 2x in HD.
> >
> > This has been long discussed...
> > The 520 is like the 210 or 320 low-end nvidia cards, they don't do
> > advanced 2X deinterlacing.
>
> Too big a brush.
>
> The GT218 chip in the predecessors to this latest ZBOX
> do handle Advanced/2X on 1920x1080i ATSC content just fine.
> As well as everything else I'v thrown at them.
>
> Specifically, the ZBOX HD-ID11U and ZBOX HD-ID41U.
> Two great little Mythtv boxes, either as a combined FE/BE, or FE-only
> system.
>
> This latest ZBOX HD-ID80 system remains to be tested with Mythtv,
> but is unlikely to do any worse than its ancestors.
>
> I also have the ZBOX HD-ID31DVD-PLUS that I picked up from Newegg last
month for 220 USD on a rebate.

Running mythbuntu as a FE, it does Advanced/2X on 1920x1080i ATSC with no
noticeable difference to my I3 gt430 combined FE/BE.  The box is running
quite well.

Andrew
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