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Atom+ION+Linux = HTPC?
Mcgreag:
--- Quote from: costi on July 04, 2010, 08:57:52 PM ---What does Mediaportal+MyAnime2 have that XBMC doesn't?
I'll probably have a mix of both on the HDD.
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Well maybe something have been added since I looked a few months ago but it doesn't look like it.
With MyAnime2 it will check the checksum of the file and compare that with anidb checksums and get info from there using the api + fan art from thetvdb/moviedb. With XBMC you are stuck with trying to identify by filename, but anime subgroups doesn't follow a strict naming scheme that's the same for all which means it's more or less impossible to write a regexp that will work on everything. So if you want it to actually identify the majority of your things you need to rename more or less every file.
Then if we assume you managed to get the actual name of something you need to link that with info about an actual anime, but most anime database sites doesn't allow http scraping so there are (or at least where a few months ago) no good anime specific scrapers. You are stuck with using something like thetvdb. But thetvdb is worthless for any anime that isn't new/popular. For most thing there will be either no entry at all or there will be an empty entry.
Short version: The difference between myanime2 and xbmc is the difference between having 99.9% of you anime identified and getting poster, ratings etc for it all and having (depending on what anime you have and how much work you are willing to do renaming stuff) 30-70% of you anime identified with poster and stuff for 30-70% of the things it actually managed to identify.
Lupin:
--- Quote from: costi on July 04, 2010, 02:20:41 PM ---I chose Atom because it'll be running 24/7, and you can't beat the low power consumption of an Atom.
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If power consumption is a concern, I'd take one of VIA's offerings instead. Even Atom pales in comparison.
vuzedome:
Hey, don't make fun of Intel's IGPs, the latest ones are able to decode H264 1080p much better than the 9400 ION.
The ION you plan on using can definitely decode 1080p BDs, but BDs still mostly use MPEG,
quality 1080p H264 is an entirely different story, don't just compare the numbers(bitrates).
costi:
I know, I deal with MPEG4 compression on a daily basis at work ;)
As for Intel, as far as I know the only GPU that's really good at video decoding is the one integrated in Clarkdale CPUs. And that's definitely out of the question due to cost.
Here's a link to a test of the board: http://pctimes.pl/generator.php?str=art&id=5646-5
The first two charts show CPU use during BD and DVD playback, the movie parameters are just above the charts.
And here's a screenshot from my friend who has a similar Zotac board: http://img145.imageshack.us/f/bigbuckbunny1080pionn33.jpg/
@Lupin - please read the whole thread. A VIA is useless for what I want, unless I don't know something and it can do smooth 1080p decoding.
@Mcgreag - thanks for the info, I'll keep that in mind.
Lupin:
--- Quote from: costi on July 05, 2010, 10:26:13 AM ---@Lupin - please read the whole thread. A VIA is useless for what I want, unless I don't know something and it can do smooth 1080p decoding.
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Of course you don't know anything. VIA has some ITX boards that are capable of 1080p playback. I'll post the specific board when I find the link. One of it's very few issues are HD playback over wi-fi, since it only supports 802.11b/g; and lack of good audio outputs (no digital audio output, crappy analog audio).
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