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<blockquote data-quote="ziphnor" data-source="post: 345977" data-attributes="member: 14215">I think you are right to be worried about x264 files. h264 encoded files in 1080p (and even 720p) that use higher than profile L4.1, couldnt be hardware accelerated last i checked on my old HTPC with an ATi 3450 card (though the 720p files can be fixed without re-encoding). Many x264 files use profile L5.1 if i remember correctly. Even worse, they would not play until i switched to a codec that didnt use DXVA2.&nbsp; Also, i never did manage to get any kind of WMV to play with hw accel.Of course, if you are only going to be playing Bluray and DVD, then it will probably work fine.And i agree completely on the SSD drive (though as mentioned above, the HDD could easily be replaced) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Personally, i think the Eee Box is too big <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> I prefer my <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/htpc-projects-42/aopen-mp45-dr-mini-review-50066/" target="_blank">Aopen MP45-DR</a> which is about 16.5cmx16.5cm (width and depth) compared to the 22.2×17.8 of the Eee box (at least the 203). Of course, the AOpen is much more expensive, especially when you (like me) decide to equip it with a CPU that can handle 1080p decoding in software <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Overall, i think the Eee Box sounds like a really great product, but at least for me it would only be useful if the h264 hardware decoding problems were solved.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ziphnor, post: 345977, member: 14215"] I think you are right to be worried about x264 files. h264 encoded files in 1080p (and even 720p) that use higher than profile L4.1, couldnt be hardware accelerated last i checked on my old HTPC with an ATi 3450 card (though the 720p files can be fixed without re-encoding). Many x264 files use profile L5.1 if i remember correctly. Even worse, they would not play until i switched to a codec that didnt use DXVA2. Also, i never did manage to get any kind of WMV to play with hw accel. Of course, if you are only going to be playing Bluray and DVD, then it will probably work fine. And i agree completely on the SSD drive (though as mentioned above, the HDD could easily be replaced) :) Personally, i think the Eee Box is too big ;) I prefer my [URL="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/htpc-projects-42/aopen-mp45-dr-mini-review-50066/"]Aopen MP45-DR[/URL] which is about 16.5cmx16.5cm (width and depth) compared to the 22.2×17.8 of the Eee box (at least the 203). Of course, the AOpen is much more expensive, especially when you (like me) decide to equip it with a CPU that can handle 1080p decoding in software :) Overall, i think the Eee Box sounds like a really great product, but at least for me it would only be useful if the h264 hardware decoding problems were solved. [/QUOTE]

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