the epia sp 8000 is 800mhz fanless, and has hardware mpeg-4 acceleration. That's my next front end :)
On 18/01/06, Gavin Haslett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Epia P is a great board for a Myth-like box... my next frontend will > probably have that (for my bedroom) because a fanless configuration would be > nice. > > However, it's not without its flaws. The 600Mhz CPU is barely powerful enough > to run a frontend and backend together... forget trying to use it to > transcode. The core is based on the old Cyrix core, so a lot of the math > takes a back seat to integer performance. Not a big deal with video, but when > dealing with compression/decompression of MPEG-2 or 4 streams this can start > to saturate these 600Mhz CPUs pretty quickly. All Pentium-class CPU's are not > made equal... bear that in mind when shopping for a media-PC. > > Oh, and on the 600Mhz, if you're running MythMusic then better not try to run > full-screen visualizations either :) > > I would also point out that even with the XvMC support for these boards, > don't try HD content. You need a LOT more muscle than this to pump HD to the > screen, even the 1Ghz version of the board won't handle it. > > Be aware of the specs also; I'm not sure if the Epia P does come in a 1.3Ghz > form, I think it tops at 1Ghz as I recall. Either way, as pointed out above > since it's based on the Cyrix core some of the floating point ops are a > little slower than a similarly clocked Intel or AMD. However, the heat and > electricity used are a lot nicer in these cores. > > We're still in a phase where embedded systems are a huge compromise... but > the situation's improving dramatically and continues to. Now, if we can only > see some lower prices on the hardware :) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Chris Weisiger > Sent: Tue 1/17/2006 10:53 PM > To: Discussion about mythtv > Cc: > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Looking for good specifications for mythTV > > > > Here is the link > > > http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/mainboards/mini_itx/epia_sp/index.jsp > > Chris Weisiger wrote: > > >The thing is with the mini-itx stuff is that I have an old NES and i > was > >reading about > >building mini-itx systems and thought while im building it...to > build it > >in a way > >to use it as a pvr system.....which i was looking at getting a > mini-itx > >board > >that can handle a 1.3 or so processor > > > >This is the motherboard that I was looking into getting....thats if i > >cant locate > >a mini-itx to handle a pentium processor > > > > > > > >Gavin Haslett wrote: > > > > > > > >>So long as you're not trying any HD content, this is probably good > >>(though that one's obvious given the 350). I run mine on an AMD 800 > with > >>768MB RAM and it runs like a champ. Single PVR-250 and an NVIDIA > card > >>running XvMC for playback. > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Weisiger > >>Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 10:02 PM > >>To: Discussion about mythtv > >>Subject: [mythtv-users] Looking for good specifications for mythTV > >> > >>What are some good specs for a mythTV box..I have seen specs for > high > >>end machines doing multiple recordings....I am not looking into > doing > >>such things... > >> > >>All i am looking for is to record a single channel while watching > >>it....and the possibility to pause live tv... > >>just a basic recording box.... > >> > >>I am looking into buiding a mini-itx box with laptop > components....slim > >>line cd/dvd, laptop hard drive, dimm or sodimm memory depending on > what > >>type of mini-itx motherboard i get or is recommended.... > >> > >>What is the lowest possible processor speed to accomplish recording > and > >>pausing live tv.... > >> > >>i was looking into getting a mini-itx with a 1.3 processor? and a > >>pvr-350 card? > >> > >>i know memory helps the system..so i was planning on maxing out the > >>memory..i found a mini-itx board that can support 2 gig or > ram...and the > >>hard drive space of course is not an issue for me to deal with...it > is > >>basically the processor speed.. > >>being this is the first > >>attempt at creating a mythTV box... > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>mythtv-users mailing list > >>mythtv-users@mythtv.org > >>http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>mythtv-users mailing list > >>mythtv-users@mythtv.org > >>http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > >> > >> > >>. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >mythtv-users mailing list > >mythtv-users@mythtv.org > >http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > >. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users