[mythtv-users] How MANY backend threads!?!?!? ***** AUTO-REPLY *****

[Brian Wood]

On Thursday, October 14, 2010 08:02:04 am Greg Oliver wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 9:38 PM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
> > On Wednesday, October 13, 2010 07:22:46 pm Greg Oliver wrote:
> >> Our office was right behind Ti in Dallas.  For the longest they tried
> >> to crank out compatible x86 CPUs (long before AMD)..  I probably still
> >> have a few egg trays of those somewhere..  Wish they would have taken
> >> off..  3 competitors always better than 2..
> > 
> > Well there was Cyrix, and VIA still makes some CPUs.
> 
> I forgot all about cyrix and never really gave via a chance since
> their chipsets were just about the worst on motherboards you could
> find..  Too many memories now..  RMA hell  :)

I have several thin clients using VIA C7s and they have worked very well, for what they were designed for. I think they 
are better than Atoms at similar speeds. I think a reasonable frontend could be built with a C7 and VDPAU-capable 
graphics.

I've read that their latest mobo chipsets are much better than the old problematical ones, but that may be company 
propaganda.

It's low-end stuff that at least keeps the Big Boys on their toes.

Still haven't figured out "CentaurHauls" as a vendor ID.