But will perhaps become less so, given that PCH etc. all require 4.1 compliance.
More importantly, GPU acceleration is useless if you've got a half-decent CPU.
HTPC software?
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But will perhaps become less so, given that PCH etc. all require 4.1 compliance.
More importantly, GPU acceleration is useless if you've got a half-decent CPU.
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I think you can download a Linux build for XBMC.
I'm using the MediaStream skin that came as default, I'm pretty much loving that right now.
Sorry, I should finish my sentences
I linked it to my laptop so it controls my computer.
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photoshop does your e2160 cope with non-gpu accellerated blurays, particularly AVC encoded discs such as Babel or high-bitrate vc1 such as cloverfield?
anyway, acceleration on the gpu is the way forward, particularly in terms of efficiancy and freeing up the cpu.
anyway, acceleration on the gpu is the way forward, particularly in terms of efficiancy and freeing up the cpu.
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Its an E2140 that ive got. My HTPC is for filebased HD content (.mkv files etc) and it copes with that just fine.
I cant comment on disk based playback as i dont have a HD drive.
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I have an E2200 and an ATI2400XT (with the hardware acceleration). With the acceleration on Blu-Rays play fine, but by forcing the player to decode in software the picture drops frames all over the shop.
Has anyone setup mediaportal with TMT or powerdvd so they integrate well for blu ray playback.
Quite shocked blu-ray support is still so lacking. Is it so much to ask for a media centre software that will natively play blu ray discs?
Quite shocked blu-ray support is still so lacking. Is it so much to ask for a media centre software that will natively play blu ray discs?
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I think the problem isn't technical, but due to the likely extortionate sums they'd have to play to license the technology.
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What speed is your cpu running at?
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Its all about licencing. Like it was with the PS3 and DivX (which eventually got support).
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ok thats fine
but theres a huge difference between the 1080p taken from a disk (even when remuxed) and that which you can download which is often less than half the bitrate. my e2160 @ 3ghz just scraped it without acceleration
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ok thats fine
I have a dedicated player for disk based playback of BluRay; PS3
I'm using the MediaStream skin that came as default, I'm pretty much loving that right now.
Sorry, I should finish my sentences
Did you do it the Event Ghost way...or using my software
PS3 Remote Application
EDIT: Using XMBC myself...it crashes every so often, but is stable enough for me.
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I have a dedicated player for disk based playback of BluRay; PS3
as do most of us, i was only making a point - the kind of files you are talking about arent anywhere near as taxing as 1080p taken from a disc.
....i use my laptop - uses 1/4 the power of my ps3
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....i use my laptop - uses 1/4 the power of my ps3
Yes but the laptop or any HTPC at the mo can not match the PS3 interms of a dedicated BluRay player. Reason is because they can not match the PS3's HD Audio. I know Asus have a Soundcard which claims to do full HD Audio but it cant at the moment as it down samples much like HTPC codec's.
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i have both, i know which one i prefer
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Stock, and when the disc starts the clock speed goes from its low idling speed to full speed.
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The PS3 is an excellent Blu-ray player but it could be argued that it's handling of HD audio tracks is as limited, if not more, than the Asus card. It can only output the tracks as PCM for which makes it much less versatile.
I went the Event Ghost way, using that to emulate keyboard presses. What's the difference between that and your software?Did you do it the Event Ghost way...or using my software
PS3 Remote Application
EDIT: Using XMBC myself...it crashes every so often, but is stable enough for me.