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Decoding BBC HD on a HTPC

  • 10-05-2008 11:17PM
    #1
    rlogue
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭


    Hi folks,

    Just put in an order for a HTPC kit from a company that advertises on the AVForums, but I'm wondering if it will be powerful enough to decode BBC HD?

    The spec contains the following:

    CPU: BE-2400 (2 x 2.3GHz)
    Memory: 4GB DDR2 800 (PC6400)
    Storage: 1000GB
    Optical Drive: BluRay RW / HDDVD / DVDRW

    It doesn't have a dedicated graphics card, graphics are provided via a HDMI port on the motherboard and sound comes from there too.

    I will be installing a DVB-S card which will be OK for BBC HD but will probably need to install a DVB-S2 card soon enough.


Comments

  • #2
    Ghost Train
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,702 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    should be fine, my 1.6ghz core duo laptop 1gb ram worked perfect for hd playback

    also find that a dvb-s card is fine for watching & recording bbc-hd

    might be worth getting better graphics card sometime though


  • #3
    kaisersose77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,722 ✭✭✭kaisersose77


    yes would be worth getting a cheap graphics card that does hardware acceleration (unless that motherboard does it already) as BBC HD will use a lot of the CPU up if its depending soley on the CPU to decode it.


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