[mythtv-users] Frontend hardware: VDPAU or VAAPI?

[Kirk Bocek]

On November 10, 2016 3:41:58 PM PST, Steve Greene <sgreene59 at verizon.net> wrote:
>VAAPI seems like a no-brainer on cost, a turnkey $129 NUC5cpyh, capable
>of
>4K, vs an AMD solution for a quite a bit more for less CPU, but VDPAU
>capable.
>
>Unfortunately, it seems like cheap mini-PC's with Nvidia video are gone
>with the ION. I like the extra interlacing capabilities of VDPAU and
>the
>native mythtv filtering, but it seems like the price/performance
>equation
>is favoring Intel and VAAPI.
>
>Anyone strongly disagree with this assessment? Any other thoughts? What
>about the Nvidia Shield 4K and the Android client?
>
>
I've been using VAAPI on a micro PC for about a year now. Works for me.