Re: [OT] Motherboard to use with freevo

On 13-01-13 06:02 AM, Dirk Meyer wrote:
> No PCI Slots! I use the internal GPU and the CPU for video decoding
> (more than enough for H.264 1080p). For digital audio out you may need a
> small extension for koax out (I already had that from my prev. board).

You mean you can't do /any/ HDMI audio with Intel on Linux, let alone 8
channel LPCM?

I hope that's not true, as SPDIF is really long in the tooth.  AFAIK the
only show in town on Linux right now for HD audio bitstreaming is
NVIDIA.  I picked up a Zotac Zbox ID36 since it has ION2, but it's got a
poor Atom D525 CPU.  It's manageable but it does struggle and it's
appreciably sluggish compared to what I was coming from (a Core 2 quad
at 3GHz) when it comes to general UI use.

The Zbox is nice and small but in the end I decided to just upgrade my
current box (built in a Moneual Moncaso 312) by dropping a discrete
NVIDIA GT610 (fanless and low profile).

Unfortunately I don't think MPlayer supports HD audio bitstreaming yet. 
(XBMC does.)  But if that's important to you, now or in the future, I
don't think Intel graphics will get you there.

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