RE: Raspberry Pi in HA?

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I believe you're correct - H264 decoding in hardware.

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Marcus Warrington
> Sent: 02 March 2012 14:54
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Raspberry Pi in HA?
>
> I seem to remember reading that although its plays H264 (1080p) OK,
> there are some question marks over other codecs due to licencing
issues
> so they have to be decoded in software rather than using the GPU ? In
> other words it may play your 1080p stuff but not your standard
> definition stuff. I may have misunderstood but that was the impression
> I got.
>
> Marcus
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Stuart Poulton
> Sent: 02 March 2012 10:37
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Raspberry Pi in HA?
>
> PAul,
>
> You can follow details on the development work here
>
> http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=121499
>
> Latest demo video that I've seen are here
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4NR57ELY28s
>
> It's apparently ok on 1080p
>
> Stuart
>
> On 2 Mar 2012, at 10:20, Paul Gale wrote:
>
> > Re XBMC - was it shown to run HD video OK (1080P/720P) or is that
too
> much for it to handle?
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Stuart Poulton
> > Sent: 01 March 2012 18:12
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Raspberry Pi in HA?
> >
> > To pick up on some of the comments so far.
> >
> > The limit of 1 per person was for the first 10k batch, there is
an
> expectation that this will be lifted for orders after this.
> >
> > Yes, the network connection is from a combined 10/100ethernet and
USB
> hub chip that connects to the single USB port present on the broadcom
> chip.
> > The power difference is mainly down to the ethernet connection.
As
> previously mentioned there are GPIO pins available.
> >
> > So what can you currently do with RPi, there is currently one
linux
> image available, and XBMC has been demonstrated to run well.
> >
> > For those no wishing to use Farnell, their sister company CPC
will
> also be offering RPi.
> >
> > Stuart
> >
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