[mythtv-users] A paradigm shift is coming. Are you ready?

David Brodbeck gull at gull.us
Tue Feb 12 20:39:29 UTC 2008


On Feb 12, 2008, at 11:50 AM, Brian Phillips wrote:
> If Intel has the "business class" stigma, IMO, it's left over from  
> the days
> when gamers ruled the market and there was nVIDIA vs ATI, and then  
> Intel was
> the "economic" choice.  I don't think you need to have the 3D  
> acceleration
> for games that nVIDIA and ATI have, you just need the Intel chip to  
> be able
> to decode MPEG2 and MPEG4 content.  I don't think MPEG2 and MPEG4  
> algorithms
> are bleeding edge...

Good to hear.  I'd sort of mentally filed them in the "minimal  
framebuffer" category, along with Trident and Chips & Technology.   
Nice to hear they're branching out.



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