On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Tom Metro<tmetro+mvpmc-us...@gmail.com> wrote: > This makes me more skeptical of the PCH, and think that the NVIDIA Ion > platforms may hold more potential, if the underlying video decoding > hardware ends up widely deployed among both appliances, nettops, and > desktops, and thus supported by mainstream media players. (I haven't > been following it, but supposedly they're working on NVIDIA Ion support > in MythTV.)
Yes, you're absolutely right on all counts. Nvidia Ion support is a subset of general nvidia VDPAU support, which is implemented in the MythTV development branch and some unofficial patches for the stable branch. There's a lot of buzz about this. People who have gotten it working are generally very happy with it. > It's too soon to say. The only ASRock ION 330 I see for sale is one on > eBay for $440, but I guess there are a bunch of products in this field. > It'll be more interesting when you can get a complete solution (less > software) in the $200 range. We're almost there. The one I've been looking at is the Acer Aspire Revo, which is out in Europe and Australia but I haven't found a vendor in the States yet. This site in the U.K. has them and will ship them for free to the states for US $269.71: http://www.electronicmegastore.com/acer-aspire-revo-desktop-pc-atom-230-p-3249.html?zenid=66bmnm0kicn00jgh20f0789qv0 * NVIDIA® ION™ graphics processors transform today’s low-power PC designs into a premium experience. * NVIDIA® ION™ graphics processors turn up the visuals at a fraction of the size. * NVIDIA® ION™ graphics processors bring DirectX 10 graphics, stunning HD video, NVIDIA® CUDA™ technology, and Windows Vista Premium to the smallest form factors. Processor * Intel® Atom™ 230 processor * NVIDIA® ION™ chipset Memory * 1GB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz * dual-channel support on two DIMMs Hard Drive * 160GB Hard Drive Optical Drive * No Optical Drive Software * Operating System: Linux * Acer GameZone * eSobi™ * McAfee® Internet Security Suite 2008 (Trial) * Adobe® Reader® Bios * AMI PnP BIOS compatible with SMBIOS 2.4 Display * Monitor Not Included Graphics * NVIDIA® ION™ graphics solution Audio * High-definition audio support Input Devices * Mouse and Keyboard * Games Controller – not included Networking * Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready * WLAN: 802.11 b/g/Draft-N Power Supply * 65W adapter with power cord Dimensions * 180 (L) mm * 180 (H) mm * 30 (W) mm (without bezel) Interfaces * 6 x USB 2.0 ports * Four-in-one card reader * High-definition headphone and microphone jacks * 1 x DC-in jack * 1 x Ethernet (RJ-45) port * 1 x D-sub VGA port * 1 x HDMI™ port * 1 x eSATA port Expansion * One Mini PCI Express® slot * Four-in-one card reader, supporting: MultiMediaCard (MMC), Secure Digital™ (SD) Card, xD-Picture Card™ Memory Stick™ Warranty * 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty I'm seriously tempted by these, but I'm concerned by the complete lack of US vendors. Eric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Mvpmc-users mailing list Mvpmc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mvpmc-users mvpmc wiki: http://mvpmc.wikispaces.com/
