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No SPDIF support either, too bad. But it is a sign of things to come.
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Just checked some cpu stats, The 1.6GHz atom is about 1/2 as fast performance wise as a 1.7GHz Pentium-M. So a little slower than the 1GHz Pentium-M in the AppleTV.
Just an FYI for those thinking about ITX form factor. Anything that can take a 2.0GHz Core2 Duo or above will be able to handle 1080p h.264 decode and display. GPU does not really matter as nothing in the Linux world does mpeg4/H.264 GPU assisted decode. Just the motherboard is going to cost around $225 to $300, add cpu, memory, disk, enclosure and ps.
Think MacMini -> 1.8 to 2.0GHz Core2 Duo with standard on-board Intel GPU. Anything with similar hardware can do 1080p.