Single Board Computer for HD XVideo?

[Luc Verhaegen]

On Fri, Dec 22, 2006 at 03:41:45PM -0500, James Cloos wrote:
> >>>>> "Ken" == Ken Mandelberg <km at mathcs.emory.edu> writes:
> 
> Ken> I'm thinking of starting with a blank slate and building or
> Ken> buying a low cost mini footprint system optimized for ...
> Ken> high def mpegs over xv ....
> 
> Ken> I would prefer a single board with built in graphics.
> 
> Via's MiniITX boards are often used for home theatre setups.
> 
> The latest boards with the C7 chips are probably a good fit.
> (I haven't gotten to test one, yet, though....)
> 
> -JimC
> 
You have to be rather careful, HDTV is rather demanding, and might be 
quite sluggish with the C7. If i remember correctly, Thomas Hellstrom 
has verified that MPEG-2 Slice decoding is not possible on CN700 for 
a resolution higher than 1024x1024, so you will have to depend on the 
C7.

Luc Verhaegen
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