[mythtv-users] EPIA M10000..

Mark Petryk mark at lorimarksolutions.com
Tue Feb 25 20:55:32 UTC 2003


I'm still working on audio.  I did download the RH8 driver but was a 
little daunted by their installation "instructions", if you could call 
them that.  I have a copy of a xConfig file from someone who's got it 
working and he indicated the performance was much better.

Shawn Edwards wrote:
> Have you tried the new X driver from via?  I've seen others post here 
> that it was a great improvement for playback.
> 
> http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=60
> 
> I'm considering an EPIA 'board for my playback machine but I wanted to 
> hear more reviews of the new driver.  Anyone out there want to post a 
> review?
> 
> -sedwards
> 
> usenet at wingert.org wrote:
> 
>> I bought an EPIA 800.  I can say I am very unimpressed with its 
>> performance,
>> I can see why Cyrix went away.  At DVD rate MPEG2, mplayer has to drop 
>> frames
>> to keep up with the bitrate.  I'll have to note that this is something my
>> PIII-450 does fine.  On the other hand power consumption is pretty 
>> impressive at 12 watts at idle (my Athlon and PIV systems pull about 
>> 80 watts).
>>
>> I also got an X-Box to play with as a front end.  There again, I am 
>> unimpressed.  The XBox is a monster and very noisy.  It also draws about
>> 60 watts when running.
>>
>> If VIA gets their butt in gear and provides MPEG source or binary 
>> hardware
>> support for MPlayer, Ogle, ...., there will be a pretty good feather 
>> in their hat.  I think I'll stay away until they do.  I can't see a 
>> 200 MHz increase in processor speed being able to reduce the processor 
>> load significantly (in Intel terms maybe, but not Cyrix).
>>
>> Anyone know of a low power Athlon/PIII/PIV setup capable of decoding
>> DVD rate MPEG2 and still having 20% idle?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>  
>>
>>> Yes, I have heard this as well - and in fact have confirmed this. Stores
>>> are now selling the current M10000 as "M-10000A".
>>>
>>> Also: In April they plan to release a dual 1ghz mini-itx board with the
>>> new nemiah processors.  That outta be fairly impressive. Can't wait for
>>> that!
>>>
>>> --Micah
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>> Anyone considering purchasing a VIA EPIA M10000 might want to check out
>>>> this story from mini-itx.com first:
>>>> http://www.mini-itx.com/default.asp#story0144
>>>>
>>>> Apparently, the M10000 will have 2 versions, the one currently being
>>>> sold which is based on the existing processor core and a version "II"
>>>> that will be based on the new Nehemiah core (with better floating point
>>>> performance). All this according to the above news item. I'd love to
>>>> hear different. FYI, YMMV, etc.
>>>>
>>>> ...Kevin
>>>>
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