With the new Mac Minis released today, what would be the better video option for XBMC?
I would really like the server version:
2.0GHz : Dual 500GB
2.0GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
4GB memory
Dual 500GB 7200-rpm hard drives1
Intel HD Graphics 3000
OS X Lion Server
But this version has a better video card:
2.5GHz : 500GB
2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
4GB memory
500GB hard drive1
AMD Radeon HD 6630M
OS X Lion
Comments please.
Korey
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2011-07-20 15:55
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uncola
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2011-07-20 16:09
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I'm interested in the answer, too.
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contentwhores
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2011-07-20 16:34
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Any of the specs will be fine. The Intel HD3000 graphics are more than powerful enough to decode 1080p even with VC-1 encoding and of course would work fine with H.264 as well; the ATI card is better yet. Put is this way, I use a Mac Mini from 2 generations ago (it's a 2Ghz Core 2 Duo with NVidia graphics) and that plays anything I throw at it and the CPU usage stays in single digits with smooth playback.
What is more interesting to me is that both the Intel HD3K and the ATI 6630M both support bitstreaming of lossless audio (Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD) over HDMI. Only question is whether this is supported in OS X 10.7 Lion and/or Windows 7 with Bootcamp... I was holding off buying a new HTPC until the Mac Minis came out - I was looking at a custom-build with an i3-2105 or i5-2405 in a DH67CF motherboard (which has Intel HD3k graphics) so given the specs of the new Mac Minis it may be that be a good choice! Just need to get my hands on one to try it out... |
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resai
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2011-07-20 18:02
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I'm looking forward anyone to try if it supports bitstreaming (and maybe 3d)..
It would be unbeatable then with xbmc.. |
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Trojita
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2011-07-21 02:40
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I'd really like to know if it supports Bitstreaming. I've been waiting for this to come out!
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silvine
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2011-07-21 23:32
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What's the advantage of bitsreaming?
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jeromem75
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2011-07-22 01:44
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silvine Wrote:What's the advantage of bitsreaming? HD sound, like TrueHD, DTS-HD etc....
(This post was last modified: 2011-07-22 01:49 by jeromem75.)
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paisley
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2011-07-22 12:48
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Hi
Does anyone know whether or not the Intel HD Graphics 3000 or AMD Radeon HD 6630M Mac Mini will support hardware acceleration using Apple’s new API (VDADecoder)? |
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darkscout
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2011-07-22 13:32
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![[Image: aeKO.jpeg]](http://i.imm.io/aeKO.jpeg) Code: GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `xbmc_%`.* TO 'xbmc'@'%'; |
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dlmh
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2011-07-22 17:16
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The hardware supports HD Audio bitstreaming, but will the AE branch support this on OSX?
How about true 24p on the new Mini's? (23.976Hz, instead of 24.00Hz) |
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