[MPlayer-users] Re: mplayer on via C3 chips / epia mini-itx boards

[Steven Ellis]

--- Jason Lunz <lunz at falooley.org> wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read
> DOCS/bugreports.html]
> pinguellis at yahoo.co.uk said:
> > You should be OK with the newer EIPA-M series as
> you can get a 933MHz
> > cpu A few people are already building PVRs with
> this. Note you wlll
> > need the VIA binary video driver to get the best
> performance.
> 
> Have you used one of these? I'm hoping to hear from
> someone with
> firsthand experience.
> 
> I'd like to avoid the M series if possible, because
> they seem to require
> more cooling (so more noise), and because the video
> chipset is closed.
> It seems you have to use via's closed driver to use
> X or do TV out.
> 
> I'd prefer to use the Epia 800, because it uses the
> Trident
> Cyberblade/i1 chip. Xfree86 already supports that,
> and mplayer already
> has a vidix driver for it (see
> http://www.blackfiveservices.co.uk/EPIAVidix.shtml).
> 
> I know people are building PVRs with these things,
> but I haven't been
> able to find any detailed descriptions of how well
> it works. I'd like to
> know the machine has good video output before I
> spend a few hundred
> dollars on it.

I'm undertaking much of the same research as I want to
build a PVR. Take a look at www.viaarena.com and the
Linux area for some end user feed back.

Steve

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