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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Beagle vs. Panda vs. Raspberry on Gentoo
From: Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>
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> > That's too bad. I thought the GPU on at least some of these boards
> > was capable of smooth 1080p playback. The Pandaboard ES claims "Full
> > HD (1080p) multi-standard video encode/decode" but I suppose that
> > doesn't mean it's stutter-free.
> >
> > http://pandaboard.org/content/pandaboard-es
> >
> > - Grant
>
> I had the same disappointment. I suppose 1080p is a rather variable
> quantity - a konsole in 1080p is not exactly the same thing in terms of
> computing requirement as Transformers3 :-)
>
> But what the heck, get yourself a Pi anyway and run OpenElec on it.
> Improvements are constantly being made to the code, you might find it's
> acceptable for your needs. And besides, it's always a thrill getting
> that tiny little pcb running something useful.
I think the Pandaboards actually can play 1080p video back smoothly as long
as hardware video decoding is enabled. I've found several threads with
some Ubuntu users saying they can't get it to work and others indicating
that it works for them. Here's one from February:
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/pandaboard/WMi6iwEutX4
- Grant
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> > That's too bad. =A0I thought the GPU on at least some of thes=
e boards<br>> > was capable of smooth 1080p playback. =A0The Pandaboa=
rd ES claims "Full<br>> > HD (1080p) multi-standard video encode=
/decode" but I suppose that<br>
> > doesn't mean it's stutter-free.<br>> ><br>> >=
<a href=3D"http://pandaboard.org/content/pandaboard-es">http://pandaboard.=
org/content/pandaboard-es</a><br>> ><br>> > - Grant<br>><br>
> I had the same disappointment. I suppose 1080p is a rather variable<br=
>> quantity - a konsole in 1080p is not exactly the same thing in terms =
of<br>> computing requirement as Transformers3 :-)<br>><br>> But w=
hat the heck, get yourself a Pi anyway and run OpenElec on it.<br>
> Improvements are constantly being made to the code, you might find it&=
#39;s<br>> acceptable for your needs. And besides, it's always a thr=
ill getting<br>> that tiny little pcb running something useful.<br><br>
<div>I think the Pandaboards actually can play 1080p video back smoothly as=
long as hardware video decoding is enabled. =A0I've found several thre=
ads with some Ubuntu users saying they can't get it to work and others =
indicating that it works for them. =A0Here's one from February:</div>
<div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=
=3D#!topic/pandaboard/WMi6iwEutX4">https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgro=
ups=3D#!topic/pandaboard/WMi6iwEutX4</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>- Gra=
nt</div>
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