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<blockquote data-quote="hbryce" data-source="post: 383735" data-attributes="member: 88056">Here is an update. I installed MP with the TV Server option. I found that it seemed to be too much for the system. Even without anything running, CPU usage was about 27%. I accept that it may have been entirely down to my poor configuration. So I then uninstalled MP and reinstalled with the Classic TV engine. I should add that at present I have little interest in HD. After a certain amount of experimentation with different codecs I now appear to have live TV, EPG, live radio , DVD playing and picture viewing working reasonably well. I have yet to try TV recording or playback. When watching live TV, CPU usage was 17-20%.I have tried both the VGA and DVI outputs from the Shuttle X27D and the DVI output seems to be superior (as one would expect); interestingly the reaction to remote button presses seems much sharper and more reliable with the DVI, though that is just a subjective judgement.For Wolen: It depends what you mean with regard to enough power for a Media Centre. Full HD, i.e. 1080p is certainly beyond an Atom, at least with the onboard&nbsp; Intel GMA950 graphics, though I believe that 720p is certainly possible as reported in a number of independant reviews.Over the next few days I want to get to grips with TV recording and playback and move the system to its final home under my TV.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hbryce, post: 383735, member: 88056"] Here is an update. I installed MP with the TV Server option. I found that it seemed to be too much for the system. Even without anything running, CPU usage was about 27%. I accept that it may have been entirely down to my poor configuration. So I then uninstalled MP and reinstalled with the Classic TV engine. I should add that at present I have little interest in HD. After a certain amount of experimentation with different codecs I now appear to have live TV, EPG, live radio , DVD playing and picture viewing working reasonably well. I have yet to try TV recording or playback. When watching live TV, CPU usage was 17-20%. I have tried both the VGA and DVI outputs from the Shuttle X27D and the DVI output seems to be superior (as one would expect); interestingly the reaction to remote button presses seems much sharper and more reliable with the DVI, though that is just a subjective judgement. For Wolen: It depends what you mean with regard to enough power for a Media Centre. Full HD, i.e. 1080p is certainly beyond an Atom, at least with the onboard Intel GMA950 graphics, though I believe that 720p is certainly possible as reported in a number of independant reviews. Over the next few days I want to get to grips with TV recording and playback and move the system to its final home under my TV. [/QUOTE]

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