:). Just what I was trying to get at. The xbox360 doesn't have a seper high end cpu, but it has a native video transcoder. Enough where the usb hd-dvd drive worked. So I don't see why this wouldn't work. I was trying to point out cpu horsepower isn't only variable. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: James Boswell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 17:13:37 To:hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] HTPC Replacement - Popcorn Hour Or just maybe the 780G is doing the decode :P On 9 Apr 2008, at 16:50, Chris Reeves wrote: > Haven't checked.... Really on a core2. :). Hmm. Using a 780g I can > watch real blueray fullscreen at 1080p on a samsung 56" without a > single stutter. Of course, I'm using the all powerful le-1640 $42 > cpu. So might make a difference. :) > > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tharin Olsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 08:51:03 > To:hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] HTPC Replacement - Popcorn Hour > > > 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> >>
