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<blockquote data-quote="PLeblanc" data-source="post: 10583" data-attributes="member: 11495">100% cpu utilization for watching tvI recently built an htpc using an MII 12000 with 1gig memory and a hauppagge 500 dual tuner board.&nbsp; The MII 12000 is the beefiest epia currently available so I really didn't expect problems.&nbsp; I was seriously disappointed.Mpeg4 (Divx, Xvid) played great and only used about 50% of the processor, but with the NVIDIA mpeg2 codec (which many people consider the best, and certainly isn't know for being a cpu pig) I could watch DVDs with about 90% cpu utilization, but for the htpc packages, when i could watch TV, the cpu utilization was at 100%, and it was usually too choppy to watch.Needless to say, I am pretty disappointed.&nbsp; Low power usage, low heat, low noise, low cost.&nbsp; It sounded perfect to me.&nbsp; I'm now thinking I'll build a system around a micro-atx with a cheap athlon, and screw power usage.&nbsp; Although for something that would sit in my living room and never get turned off, I'd sure appreciate responsible power consumption, but I don't think I can talk myself into paying several hundred dollars for a mobile chip.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PLeblanc, post: 10583, member: 11495"] [b]100% cpu utilization for watching tv[/b] I recently built an htpc using an MII 12000 with 1gig memory and a hauppagge 500 dual tuner board. The MII 12000 is the beefiest epia currently available so I really didn't expect problems. I was seriously disappointed. Mpeg4 (Divx, Xvid) played great and only used about 50% of the processor, but with the NVIDIA mpeg2 codec (which many people consider the best, and certainly isn't know for being a cpu pig) I could watch DVDs with about 90% cpu utilization, but for the htpc packages, when i could watch TV, the cpu utilization was at 100%, and it was usually too choppy to watch. Needless to say, I am pretty disappointed. Low power usage, low heat, low noise, low cost. It sounded perfect to me. I'm now thinking I'll build a system around a micro-atx with a cheap athlon, and screw power usage. Although for something that would sit in my living room and never get turned off, I'd sure appreciate responsible power consumption, but I don't think I can talk myself into paying several hundred dollars for a mobile chip. [/QUOTE]

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