[ubuntu-uk] TV connected to ubuntu pc via ethernet

[javadayaz]

So you guys are in agreement that this will render HD quality without it
blowing up?

what about multitasking? can i pause a film to quickly jump into a browser
for 5 mins and then back to my film?

2009/12/9 Rob Beard <rob at esdelle.co.uk>

> On 09/12/2009 08:32, Joseph Hughes wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 7:55 AM, javadayaz <javadayaz at gmail.com
> > <mailto:javadayaz at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     you know specs wise this doesnt look like it will be able to play
> >     HD....its a atom processor after all...!!!
> >
> >     Or am i wrong?
> >
> >
> > It works if the software supports VDPAU. This is hardware acceleration
> > for certain modern nvidia graphic chips, like the nvidia ION. The
> > latest betas of XBMC and boxee have this working out of the box.
> >
> > Joseph
>
> I gather it's also the case with newer builds of MythTV too.
>
> The ION chipset basically does the video decoding leaving the Atom CPU
> free for other tasks.
>
> There is an article about this sort of thing here:
> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=nvidia_vdpau_gpu&num=1
>
> Although it covers and AMD Sempron CPU and Geforce 8400GS, essentially
> the ION chipset is pretty much the same spec as a low end Geforce card,
> so although i may not be the fastest card ever for 3D stuff, it is low
> power and does pretty good video acceleration.
>
> Rob
>
>
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Regards

Javad
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