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

[Fred Watt]

On 23/04/13 19:31, Karl Dietz wrote:
> 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
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What a positive step forward - very progressive news.  If the VDPAU 
functionality can be realised it will expand the possible GPU options 
under linux.

Excellent.  Thanks for the reply Karl.
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