Awesome. I was considering buying one JUST because I wanted to use iPhoto, and the fact that it can run mythfrontend is ... Well... Incredible.
Matthew Mousseau AMSVans, Inc. Webmaster [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Art Morales Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 10:16 AM To: Tom Dombrosky; Discussion about mythtv Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Mac Mini Frontend - HDTV Capable? On 4/26/05, Tom Dombrosky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You are cutting it somewhat close with that system. The devs > recommend P4s with hyperthreading because they seem to be better at > decoding. I can vouch for it because my P4 530 decodes 1080i hd > streams with ease (when it works, but I'm currently having huge issues > with nvidia's drivers). However, you can use XVMC to help with > decoding and the requirements go waaaaaaaaay down. I haven't used it > much so I'd check to see how well it's working before you buy any > hardware. > > As for the mac mini, that doesn't have nearly enough power for HD > streams. > > Tom Actually, the MacMini should have enough power, assuming someone was able to optimize for it. So far, I don't think there are any optimizations in place for it, so it is doing everything the hard way. The video card and processor should be more than enough, and in fact, it is quite possible that this is where Steve Jobs is taking the Mini line to... just imagine a media center with that form factor and no significant fans... I need a tissue... In any case, at least I hope so :) Art _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
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