Re: [mythtv-users] EPIA Decoder (was: Myth running ... user questions)
On Monday 14 Feb 2005 18:38, James Harrell wrote: > My understanding from the literature on the EPIA boards is > that this isn't really an MPEG decoder, but some form of > math co-processor that offloads some of the decoding from > the main processor. Please correct me if I'm wrong. > The CLE266 included in the "EPIA-M" series boards does more mpeg decoding than NVidia XvMC, but less than the full decoding DXR3. It does halfway between. However > My goal here would be a low-cost, quiet (fanless) box using > minimal CPU. The EPIA 5000 is pretty cheap, just not sure if > I move to the software (hardware assisted) decoding that: > a) the box would be able to handle this at 500 or 733 mhz - or - > b) the box would overheat running the CPU full-tilt to > do the "hardware assisted" decoding in a fanless box The 5000 doesn't include the CLE266 mpeg decoding. It has an Apollo PLE133 based chipset. -- Ivor http://www.ivor.it/goog - MSN Search unbiased? ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
RE: [mythtv-users] EPIA Decoder (was: Myth running ... user questions)
>>Good point, I misread the specs. I was looking for a hardware decoder >>so I could run a minimal box with a low-end CPU. Having trouble finding >>a PCI MPEG2 decoder (without an encoder). Recommendations? >> >> >The EPIA boards have an onboard MPEG2 decoder and are well supported with myth/linux with the unichrome driver. My understanding from the literature on the EPIA boards is that this isn't really an MPEG decoder, but some form of math co-processor that offloads some of the decoding from the main processor. Please correct me if I'm wrong. My goal here would be a low-cost, quiet (fanless) box using minimal CPU. The EPIA 5000 is pretty cheap, just not sure if I move to the software (hardware assisted) decoding that: a) the box would be able to handle this at 500 or 733 mhz - or - b) the box would overheat running the CPU full-tilt to do the "hardware assisted" decoding in a fanless box Regards, james ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
