[mythtv-users] Quiet cheap frontend for 1080p

[jk90090]

On 10/8/12 11:38 PM, Brad Templeton wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 06, 2012 at 07:19:16AM -0600, Teruel deCampo MD wrote:
>> On Thu, 2012-10-04 at 21:16 -0700, chris biddick wrote:
>>> I have had good luck with a Zotac zbox ion d525.
>
> I must had my trusty cube computer frontend fail after many years.  Probably
> just the PS, but it's old (AGP only) so time for a replacement.   Anything
> else besides the Zotac that people have tested on?
>
> I must admit I stopped using vdpau on the other systems.  Seemed to be a
> hassle if you have the CPU to do it, though of course you run hotter using
> the main CPU.  Can vdpau do h.264 now or still just mpeg2?  Of course my OTA
> recordings are mpeg2 but transcoded ones are 264.
>
> I assume that none of the other book size computers I see on sites like
> newegg are enough to do 1080p?   The AMD E-450s, the Atoms (D525 or D2500)
> with Intel GMAs?
>
> Or since I have a core 2 duo sitting around, and ram and etc. would I
> be better with an inexpensive SFF barebones and a cheap vid card?  A lot
> bigger, and more watts, but a lot more power for other functions.  There seem
> to be decent boxes under $100.
VDPAU can handle h.264, VC-1, Mpeg1 & 2, WMV, and ASP 
(divx/xvid/mpeg4).  I ran a 1080p BluRay DTS x264 sample through 0.26 
today (Oct 2nd git pull) and I was amazed the cpu usage was 1% or less.  
Card is a GeForce 9600 GT.

-JK