[mythtv-users] Mac Mini and Broadcom Crystal HD PCIExpress mini-card

Jarod Wilson jarod at wilsonet.com
Fri Jan 1 01:57:29 UTC 2010


On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 01:26:21PM -0700, Brian Phillips wrote:
> Jarod Wilson wrote:
> >> 
> >> Doesn't look like logicsupply has the bcm970015 card.  Ebay doesn't
> >> return anything either...
> > 
> > I believe the bcm970015 isn't shipping yet, only announced.
> > 
> >> I could get a BCM970012, but it looks like the 15 will support
> >> DivX/XviD and Flash 10.1 acceleration.  Am I correct in assuming the
> >> 12 doesn't support those things then?
> > 
> > Nope.
> > 
> >> I saw a forum post about the 12 supporting Flash acceleration in a
> >> beta driver, but that was just a blip on the radar screen.
> > 
> > There are comments in the driver source related to enabling flash
> > acceleration on the 12. It still hinges on Adobe actually doing it
> > though.  
> > 
> >> Maybe I'll wait for the BCM970015?
> > 
> > I'm not certain, but from what I've read on the 'tubes, I think the
> > 15 is only a companion integrated chip for motherboard chipsets, not
> > available as an add-on card. I could be wrong though. 
> 
> Thanks for the thoughts, and the information.
> 
> However, it looks as though in the original announcement of the BCM70015
> they will make a mini-PCIe version, as well as a motherboard integrated
> chip, so I just thought I'd point that out for lurkers that Broadcom says
> there's going to be an add-in card with Adobe Flash acceleration (very nice
> for internet streaming of all kinds).
> 
> http://www.broadcom.com/products/Consumer-Electronics/Netbook-and-Nettop-Sol
> utions/BCM70015
> 
> At least, I hope when they say "is also available in the PCI ExpressR
> mini-card module format" they mean mini-PCIe, and not PCIx1 per say...

Ah. Last time I'd actually poked around the Broadcom site, they didnt'
have much of anything about the BCM70015. Does indeed look like it
should be available as both an integrated component and an add-on card.
Cool, I'll have to get ahold of one...

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com



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