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On 11/9/2010 13:32, Matt Emmott wrote:
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Raymond
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<div class="im"> On 11/9/2010 11:01, Matt Emmott wrote: </div>
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<div class="im">On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 10:53 AM, Justin
Kim <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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204); padding-left: 1ex;">Were you having problems
with the Mini running OS X or Linux? I just
replaced an old Core Duo (note the missing "2") Mini
that could handle most anything I threw at it under
OS X.<br>
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<div class="im"> Did you run H.264 on your mini?<br>
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What does that even mean? H.264 is just a codec, and the
decoders in ffmpeg should be able to handle it on anything
i586 spec or newer. Provided sufficiently low complexity,
you can play H.264 video on an old Pentium Pro. You have to
give a source. H.264 from DVB recordings. H.264 from HDPVR
recordings. H.264 from BluRay discs.<br>
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I had thought that within the context of the discussion, no
more specifics were needed. What I meant was, "Do you run
H.264-encoded MythTV recordings on your mini?" On my Core Duo
Mac I cannot run H.264-encoded recordings from my HD-PVR, nor
can I run H.264-encoded MKVs from Blu-Ray rips.</div>
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The 1.83GHz Core Duo on the iMac should manage around 8mbps
single-sliced (from the HDPVR) or 16mbps multi-sliced (from DVB).
Straight BluRay playback is certainly out of its reach, but it
should handle recorded content decently enough. It's certainly not
ideal, but it's probably still twice as powerful as any Atom you can
buy.<br>
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