64 bit processor issues? (1 Viewer)

[Anonymous]

Are there any issues with using a 64 bit processor? Will it improve any performance? From the faster ram maybe?

Thanks

 

[Frodo]

mediaportal is not available as 64bit application yet
reasons:

1. to compile for 64bit you will need .net 2.0 which is still in beta stage. We'll wait until its released (hopefully this year)
2. there are (almost) no 64bit drivers available for vga and tv-capture cards

frodo

 

[vbap]

So long as you run 32-bit Windows as your OS, there is no issue with using 64-bit processor.

 

[maju]

...
2. there are (almost) no 64bit drivers available for vga and tv-capture cards

There are 64Bit drivers available for our cards:
http://www.digitalrise.biz/support/downloads/index.php?action=file&id=92

 

[RudyG]

64 bit processors such as AMD's Athlon64 work fine with MP on regular Windows XP (non x64 version).

And AMD 64 3000 performs significantly better than an AMD XP 3000.

 

[AgentSmith]

My guess is that the 32bit version of MediaPortal will also run in Windows XP x64 without a problem, as the Athlon64 cpu can run 32bit programs natively within 64bit Windows (without performance loss).

This leaves us with the 64bit driver problem for many tv cards. Does anyone know which 32bit drivers happen to work within 64bit Windows? If Hauppauge drivers do, then I will definitely plan to make a 64bit based HTPC.

64bit MediaPortal would be great to complete the story, but for now 32bit MP will do just fine .

Frodo, any plans on testing a 64bit MP before .Net 2.0 is officially released?

 

[Callifo]

Hes away at the moment but I doubt it. It sounded like he wanted to wait for the full stable release before moving over to .Net 2.

 

[SiLenTYL]

just to update ppl

MediaPortal 0.2RC2 is compatible on Windows XP Pro x64

smirnuff(who is no longer in team-mp) fixed that ...the code instead of using *any PCU* whilst compiling, now uses *x86*
...and as Windows xp pro x64 can emulate x86 code..it works a treat now

enjoy