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Raspberry Pi has mpeg-2 hardware decoding available: http://www.raspberrypi.com/mpeg-2-license-key/ Also, has VC-1 hardware decoding: http://www.raspberrypi.com/vc-1-license-key/ XBMC PVR has been merged into the mainline and RASBMC has PVR builds available: http://www.raspbmc.com/ And PVR is also available on the Open Elec builds: http://openelec.tv/component/k2/item/250-project-update-pvr-and-raspberry-pi-support-and-important-changes I am currently using a Pi as an XBMC frontend with PVR via MP Plugin and it works great.
Raspberry Pi has mpeg-2 hardware decoding available:
http://www.raspberrypi.com/mpeg-2-license-key/
Also, has VC-1 hardware decoding:
http://www.raspberrypi.com/vc-1-license-key/
XBMC PVR has been merged into the mainline and RASBMC has PVR builds available:
http://www.raspbmc.com/
And PVR is also available on the Open Elec builds:
http://openelec.tv/component/k2/item/250-project-update-pvr-and-raspberry-pi-support-and-important-changes
I am currently using a Pi as an XBMC frontend with PVR via MP Plugin and it works great.