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<blockquote data-quote="FlipGer" data-source="post: 154058" data-attributes="member: 10293">Hi DMAN,interresting idea. IMHO this could be the solution for small mini-itx boards. Manufactures of those boards praise there hardware for being able to decode this and that, but the results are often very disappointing. Mostly due to bad drivers / decoders not being able to use the hardware. So a bundle of a hardware card and a very good decoder could be a great solution.But for how long? Bigger computers (HTPCs) will have sooner or later enough CPU and GPU power (in about a year I would guess). So I see the market niche, but its a small one I think.Like Inker I am a fan of ffdshow and its postprocessing features. This is something still very CPU intensive. So if this board would do upscaling to HD and sharpening of all input sources (mpeg1/2 / divx / xvid / etc.). It would be my thing. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />My HTPC currently is strong enough for HD, it could use a better GPU though. But my ffdshow settings let the CPU (CoreDuo) spike up to 75% so a solution for that, would be very nice. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Flip.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FlipGer, post: 154058, member: 10293"] Hi DMAN, interresting idea. IMHO this could be the solution for small mini-itx boards. Manufactures of those boards praise there hardware for being able to decode this and that, but the results are often very disappointing. Mostly due to bad drivers / decoders not being able to use the hardware. So a bundle of a hardware card and a very good decoder could be a great solution. But for how long? Bigger computers (HTPCs) will have sooner or later enough CPU and GPU power (in about a year I would guess). So I see the market niche, but its a small one I think. Like Inker I am a fan of ffdshow and its postprocessing features. This is something still very CPU intensive. So if this board would do upscaling to HD and sharpening of all input sources (mpeg1/2 / divx / xvid / etc.). It would be my thing. :) My HTPC currently is strong enough for HD, it could use a better GPU though. But my ffdshow settings let the CPU (CoreDuo) spike up to 75% so a solution for that, would be very nice. ;) Flip. [/QUOTE]

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