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XBMC Running On an Atom-Based MID

Posted by timothy on from the to-watch-programs-made-by-other-acronyms dept.

reborn writes "Someone's got XBMC running on one of those MIDs. This one is a Compal Jax10. It runs Linux and is powered by an Intel Atom processor clocked at 800Mhz along with Intel's GMA500, which is basically a licensed PowerVR SGX GPU. Except for the better GPU (and its screen and keyboard, of course), it is similarly specced as some of the lower-end netbooks. XBMC would make a great portable media player, given its ability to play media off the network and virtually all file formats, but in the end it depends on the price-point of these MIDs. Here's the video."

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  1. XBMC, MID, GMA500, SGX GPU... by NinthAgendaDotCom · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Jeez, could we get a few more acronyms and buzzwords in this summary please?

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  2. Portable media player features by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    "XBMC would make a great portable media player, given its ability to play media off the network"

    If I'm in my car, on an airplane, or anywhere else I'd take a portable media player, there is no network from which to play media. This is why portable media players emphasize disk space. Unless you're looking for a portable player for trips to another room of your house, network playback is useless.

  3. Re:Off topic by lysergic.acid · · Score: 4, Interesting

    why a netbook? if it's going to be a HTPC then why get something designed for portability? having a tiny 9" screen is also kinda pointless when the system's plugged into a TV. a low-power VIA C7 processor paired with VIA's EPIA NX Nano-ITX motherboard would be far more suited for a media center PC or set-top box. the EPIA NX comes with the CX700M IGP chipset and features:

    • built-in HDTV encoder
    • hardware-accelerated MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and WMV9 decoding
    • up to 1080i playback
    • dual monitor support
    • video de-blocking
    • adaptive de-interlacing
    • VIA VT1708A High Definition Audio Codec / VIA Vinyl HD Audio
    • VIA UniChrome Pro Graphics Core / Chromotion video engine
    • PiP support

    alternatively, you could get the VIA C3 or the 7.5 watt fanless VIA Eden processor + CN400 chipset, which use even less power and still has:

    • hardware-accelerated MPEG-2/MPEG-4 decoding
    • video de-blocking
    • adaptive de-interlacing
    • integrated VIA Vinyl HD Audio
    • VIA UniChrome Pro / Chromotion CE
    • full HDTV support up to 1080i/720p
    • integrated V-RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1, and JBOD (SATA) support

    lastly, there's the VIA CoreFusion Processor Platform, which is also based on the C3 Nehemiah core. the VIA Luke configuration features:

    • processor speeds of 533/800/1000MHz
    • max. thermal design power consumption of 6/8/10W
    • VIA UniChrome Pro
    • MPEG2 decoder: VLD, IDCT and Motion Compensation
    • MPEG4 decoder: ASP Level 5 and GMC
    • Dual Independent Display Support
    • display resolution: 1920 x 1440
    • alpha blending
    • scaling
    • video capture port
    • PiP support

    oh, and VIA's Green Computing Initiative means all of their new processors and motherboards are RoHS compliant, and many of there products are also lead-free. so not only are you reducing your energy footprint on top of getting a cooler/quieter-running system, but the manufacturing process is also more environmentally friendly.