I didn't think the Xbox had the horsepower to handle high bitrate H.264 very well if it all. I've got hi-def rips from BluRay/HDDVD and what not that made a Core2Duo 2180 stutter, display artifacts, etc. because one of the cores was hitting 100% utilization. It wasn't until I installed the CoreAVC codecs that supported SMP that I could achieve flawless playback on such files. Xbox's also require hard drives and aftermarket mods don't they?
-Tharin O. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Then one htpc and xbox's everywhere else. Hell, > with plugins they relay divx/xvid, interface and > stored dvd, plus mcl applications. > Sent via BlackBerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tharin Olsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 08:14:38 > To:hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] HTPC Replacement - Popcorn Hour > > > No doubt a real HTPC built by anyone here would be > much better but there are some definite Pros when > using a STB (turnkey, compact, low power, quiet, no > movable parts, etc). At the moment I wouldn't dream > of > replacing my HTPC with something like this, but I > don't want 3-4 HTPCs in my home. Something like this > will be fine for the kitchen, guest bedroom, outdoor > stereo, etc. > > -Tharin O. > > --- j maccraw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm not impressed. > > > > Starting with the case that I would not even cram > my > > hdd into (had one, returned as > > junk), the spartan product web site, lastly the > > current bug list tells me this is > > slightly above homebrew. Whatever hardware goes > into > > this, I'll bet any of us could > > build better. > > > > <SNIP> >
