On 6 November 2010 14:14, Udo Richter <udo_richter@xxxxxx> wrote: > Am 03.11.2010 10:06, schrieb Theunis Potgieter: >> I'm considering to upgrade my current p3 system to a hdmi/optical >> SPDIF and enough expansion slots to fill in dvb-s devices. > >> The unkown factor for me is, should I >> consider a motherboard where the Core i3 (System on Chip) has got a >> built in hdmi interface? Or would I be better off with nvidia's vdpau, >> of consider to go ati/amd and what power usage are we looking at? >> Should I then rely on vaapi support again? > > The alternatives for HD output are still not very satisfying. > > The best - and most common - chances currently are NVidia / vdpau, > though you're stuck on a heavyweight graphics card solution based on > closed source drivers. Plus, NVidia is starting to fade away for onboard > graphics, limiting the future to separate graphics cards. > > Intel graphis and vaapi (Core i3 or GMA X4500HD) is looking very > promising, however its currently more of a proof-of-concept. I think the > best implementation is currenly as mplayer frontend. I was hoping for this for intel solution (less heat and power usage), but their media boards only comes out with hdmi and no onboard(back board) optical SPDIF out (you need a casing/enclosure with the optical module that plugs into the board). > > AMD also supports vaapi, but progress is very slow, and its still very > buggy. Also, its limited to closed source drivers. Sounds similar to what nvidia went through. > > Hardware decoder cards exist, but have their own issues. Extension HD > works, but seems already to be a dying solution. The Broadcom Crystal > decoder works, but has no own output and no de-interlacer. The > Technotrend 6400 FF HD card would be a nice simply-works solution, but > is fighting delays over delays. (Current release plan is Feb 2011, > further delays would surprise no one any more) > Trying to avoid transcoding other media files back to mpeg2 for the FF HD card. > > I am facing the same problem, and decided not to rush anything, esp. > since I still don't have an HD capable TV anyway. > Maybe I need to wait for other manufacturers to provide intel (SoC) hdmi solutions with optical SPDIF out on the backpanel, reason being I require optical as my receiver/amplifier (NAD T761) is from the older generation that is not hdmi compliant. Trying to avoid this upgrade too. The best board that that I can see so far is this one but requires external graphics card and is still a desktop (price comparison) http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=prodmbspec&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=&cat3_no=&prod_no=1846 I just need to buy 2x (pci-e to pci) converters for my current 4x pci dvb-s cards in the pentium 3. And I would still have some pci-e slots free for future use. I have this card already: nVidia Geforce 8400GS, Architecture: G98 A2 and it works great currently with vdr + streamdev as a client + xineliboutput.vdpau, power usage is still a bit high though. The goal is to consolidate the two machines to one machine which runs 24/7. My current power usage for vdr in the home is 330W. I know this by using a power/electricity monitor device. Thanks, Theunis > > Cheers, > > Udo _______________________________________________ vdr mailing list vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
