Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:50:48 +0000 From: Tom Evans <tevans.uk@googlemail.com> To: Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@c2i.net> Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Recommendations for HTPC's? Message-ID: <CAFHbX1Jgx4PFkGGihkCXAybZB=KbTaZTEvDj1tPK586qCs30Vw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <201212110851.47298.hselasky@c2i.net> References: <201212110851.47298.hselasky@c2i.net>
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On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 7:51 AM, Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@c2i.net> wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone have any recommendations for HTPC's? > > Is mini-ITX OK or is ATX required? > > What about software and hardware decoding of H.264, flicker and X11 display > drivers? > > --HPS Hi Hans I recommend basing it around nvidia. With nvidia, you get vdpau which can hardware decode almost everything I have ever tried - H264, x264, MPEG2, WMV, webm etc. vdpau is supported by mplayer, vlc, ffmpeg, xbmc, myth ... You do not need extremely powerful cards for this either, any onboard will work well, the card I use is a GT 610, which is passively cooled, and can decode H264 @ 3840x2160 (4k) - obviously with the closed source drivers from nvidia. A system built around something like the ZOTAC Z68ITX-B-E would be an ideal FreeBSD mini ITX HTPC - not exactly the cheap end of the spectrum, but very compact. I don't know that the wifi would be supported. Cheers Tom
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