2012-07-27, 19:23
OK, have been trying to find the perfect small form-factor Media Center PC for my living room. For the most part, I find the Zotac boxes really nice. But there is one title that I can't play back and I'm wondering if these boxes, despite what everyone is saying about them, are really a bit underpowered.
I've tried both a ZBox Nano AD10 (AMD’s dual-core E-350 APU with integrated, DX11-class Radeon HD 6310 graphics) and the newer Zotac ID82 (Intel Core i3 2330M 2.2 GHz Dual-Core with Integrated Intel HD-3000 graphics). Both boxes have plenty of RAM (4gb and 8gb respectively) and are running Win7 64-bit.
The title I'm trying to play back is "Hugo" with a DTS-HD-MA bitstreamed audio over HDMI (WASAPI) to a Pioneer SC-57 AV receiver. Because I'm bitstreaming the HD Audio, I've tried both DanielaE's Win7 HD Audio Eden build, and the latest June 30th release of the AudioEngine/Frodo build.
I get constant buffering of the video with the Nano AD10, and horrible stuttering/buffering/macro-blocking with the ID82.
I've ensured that HW acceleration is enabled, and I've bumped up the video buffer via <advancedsettings> to 500mb since RAM isn't an issue on the boxes.
Has anyone with either of these boxes successfully played "Hugo" 1080p with HD audio? Or am I dreaming that these Zotac boxes have enough juice to handle this?
Dave
I've tried both a ZBox Nano AD10 (AMD’s dual-core E-350 APU with integrated, DX11-class Radeon HD 6310 graphics) and the newer Zotac ID82 (Intel Core i3 2330M 2.2 GHz Dual-Core with Integrated Intel HD-3000 graphics). Both boxes have plenty of RAM (4gb and 8gb respectively) and are running Win7 64-bit.
The title I'm trying to play back is "Hugo" with a DTS-HD-MA bitstreamed audio over HDMI (WASAPI) to a Pioneer SC-57 AV receiver. Because I'm bitstreaming the HD Audio, I've tried both DanielaE's Win7 HD Audio Eden build, and the latest June 30th release of the AudioEngine/Frodo build.
I get constant buffering of the video with the Nano AD10, and horrible stuttering/buffering/macro-blocking with the ID82.
I've ensured that HW acceleration is enabled, and I've bumped up the video buffer via <advancedsettings> to 500mb since RAM isn't an issue on the boxes.
Has anyone with either of these boxes successfully played "Hugo" 1080p with HD audio? Or am I dreaming that these Zotac boxes have enough juice to handle this?
Dave