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On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 7:43 AM, Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net> wrote: |
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> The quad-core, 2+ GHz CPU @ 25W power dissipation should be plenty of |
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> power, even for playing media (one review said 80% usage of all four |
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> cores for 1080p, however, which it'll handle, but realistically not 4k, |
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> when I eventually even have a display that'll do 4k), and it should de- |
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> clock and power-down for routing-only. And that dissipation, quite fans |
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> shouldn't be a big issue. |
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If you want to play HD video on an mini-ITX MB you're better off using |
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one designed for this. I have an aging NVidia ION board that plays |
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1080p without a hitch as my mythtv frontend. However, you are limited |
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to codecs that are supported by hardware decoding - I doubt I'd get |
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full HD on software decoding. |
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This is a router, right? |
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When you want a cheap tiny board that consumes 10s of watts with an |
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external power supply and doesn't need a fan, you are going to have to |
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decide in advance what your priorities are. It isn't like a $250 |
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CPU+MB+RAM system with a 500W power supply that is a general purpose |
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computing device. |
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Rich |
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