From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 11 14:33:13 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 50BF0BD2 for ; Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:33:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tevans.uk@googlemail.com) Received: from mail-qc0-f182.google.com (mail-qc0-f182.google.com [209.85.216.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 053C08FC08 for ; Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:33:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qc0-f182.google.com with SMTP id k19so2720837qcs.13 for ; Tue, 11 Dec 2012 06:33:12 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=UwmoKpHZNuaXGaXku4U/houigOWJfs2wBUgiHlOz03I=; b=Mq4W2K7ZTwCcCtdL4GyyAotPTcCUWHKZ0L6vws6YO3iDZcPb4L9JL6+NzhwhICLAF7 FjQgr8yjPqqxrGhP/1drgEEpZne4pGbOpiv+h7ZMOWZ1zsZs0zqGQMNwu2hGYVtVNpT1 lYwggX3ATYXTxliqHaDvZl2gViYWYTOZW1baiwmtHpzPXPywXtyrLU1iT1XxvxfFirnP 3Xlu9zFVF4FbKduqCtV2S9uTeMqJP0IS98clV0ye6hdiFL3S8iRXAzP4i2KJ79l4xpgG f92J9tKkzJc99pHykf43hlU5z2pXITlt9tH/gcV+tuRcsj5QcKKHqqjtlk+6MkYMl8RI bQ5Q== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.229.137.131 with SMTP id w3mr8278949qct.40.1355236392473; Tue, 11 Dec 2012 06:33:12 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.49.116.129 with HTTP; Tue, 11 Dec 2012 06:33:12 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <1355236174.48552.16.camel@mp> References: <201212110851.47298.hselasky@c2i.net> <1355236174.48552.16.camel@mp> Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:33:12 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Recommendations for HTPC's? From: Tom Evans To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:33:13 -0000 On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 2:29 PM, Mathias Picker wrote: > I'm thinking about this, too, but have not yet bought / tried anything. > > But I will try intel ivy bridge graphics, the new kms infrastructure > should enable smooth hd playback with a lot less power then nvidia. The > vaapi driver landet oct 25 in ports: > http://www.freshports.org/multimedia/libva-intel-driver and I would hope > it actually works ;) > > I don't need this to be running right away, I could tolereate some > tinkering. If you need rock-solid from the get go, nvidia is probably > the way to go. > > Cheers, Mathias > VAAPI isn't anywhere near as well supported as vdpau, eg: http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/2012-October/085361.html http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/2012-October/085366.html Cheers Tom