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Bitstreaming/passthrough hardware - parody - 2011-07-26
Hi All
Looking to build another HTPC to run XBMC, and with the anticipation of v11supporting HD audio passthrough, can anyone recommend some low power hardware that would support it? When I say low power I mean ITX with a PSU of 65w.
So far it seems to be the AMD Zacate offerings on the shortlist as ATOM/ION2 doesnt support passthrough. The other option I see is Intel i3 but they have high power consumption compared.
Any other possibilities?
I currently run a zotac GF9300 with E7200 CPU 2gb Ram, 2tb HDD, 1tb HDD and LG Blu Ray drive.
- realjobe - 2011-07-26
Well.. I'm using Zotac ID40 (DualAtom 1.8Ghz/SSD/4GB) and BlueRay Rips (.iso) movies that have True HD works. At least My Pioneer playes them.
- Mallet21 - 2011-07-26
FWIW the i3-2100T idles at 14.5w and caps out at 38w when playing back DXVA2 accelerated blurays.
- parody - 2011-07-27
AFAIK the atom/ion combo doesnt support true HD - neither does XBMC currently - so your amp is probably processing the core audio portion, or the standard 5.1 track.
Hmm, I found an i3-330M cpu and mobo, with 35w TDP that looks like a good bet. However the i3-2100T you mention uses a standard 1155 socket rather than G and still 35w so might be better in the long run. Although you are looking at £100 for the CPU and £75 odd for a mobo!