[mythtv-users] beaglebone black edition as mythtv frontend?

[Karl Dietz]

On 23.04.2013 20:05, Fred Watt wrote:
> On 23/04/13 18:18, Karl Dietz wrote:
>> On 23.04.2013 17:48, davek wrote:
>>> 1ghz ARM cpu
>>> HDMI via PowerVR GPU
>>> only 512mb ram though
>>> any ideas if its enough to handle a mythtv frontend?
>>
>> for 10 $currency more then taht you can get a AMD E-350 board and
>> another 10 $currency for 2 GB of memory.
>>
>> with the latest developments in amd drivers you even have a chance to
>> get hardware offloading without doing development yourself :-)
>>
> Karl, have you got more information or a link to how one could use an
> amd card? Are you suggesting that VAAPI will be usable with amd?

It sounds as if the next round of AMD drivers will come with VDPAU.

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=amd_opensource_uvd&num=1

Regards,
Karl