Comments on: ASRock ION 330 http://xbmc.org/blittan/2009/10/12/asrock-ion-330/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:46:28 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Scott R http://xbmc.org/blittan/2009/10/12/asrock-ion-330/comment-page-1/#comment-8467 Scott R Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:59:34 +0000 http://xbmc.org/?p=2756#comment-8467 I bought the $200 Acer AspireRevo and I love it. But I struggled with XBMC Live and XBMC for Linux for a week and: a) Couldn't get 5.1 audio over HDMI working, and b) Couldn't get perfectly smooth video. The Revo only comes with 1GB of RAM and others suggested adding another 1GB to possibly solve the video smoothness, but then I tried XBMC for Windows launching MPC-HC as an external player. It plays my 1080p uncompressed Blu-ray rips perfectly smoothly. As someone else reported, I'm seeing about 40% CPU usage doing that, so perhaps the Linux/Live version is better in that regard, and perhaps I will add another 1GB of RAM and try that again, but the lack of 5.1 support is a deal-killer for the Live/Linux versions. I'm sure the XBMC developers will get that sorted out. But hopefully they'll also add GPU support to the Windows side. I bought the $200 Acer AspireRevo and I love it. But I struggled with XBMC Live and XBMC for Linux for a week and: a) Couldn’t get 5.1 audio over HDMI working, and b) Couldn’t get perfectly smooth video. The Revo only comes with 1GB of RAM and others suggested adding another 1GB to possibly solve the video smoothness, but then I tried XBMC for Windows launching MPC-HC as an external player. It plays my 1080p uncompressed Blu-ray rips perfectly smoothly. As someone else reported, I’m seeing about 40% CPU usage doing that, so perhaps the Linux/Live version is better in that regard, and perhaps I will add another 1GB of RAM and try that again, but the lack of 5.1 support is a deal-killer for the Live/Linux versions. I’m sure the XBMC developers will get that sorted out. But hopefully they’ll also add GPU support to the Windows side.

]]> By: Manuel http://xbmc.org/blittan/2009/10/12/asrock-ion-330/comment-page-1/#comment-8434 Manuel Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:04:30 +0000 http://xbmc.org/?p=2756#comment-8434 Ok.....i love this one but i wanna ask You some things.... Can i power ON and OFF the ASROCK like a normal Television with a remote or make this means that the system go in hybernate/suspend mode? Which is the difference from [url=http://www.playonhd.com/it/#info]this[/url] ? It seems to recognize MORE file types at same res.... Thanks in advice 4 any reply.... ;-) Ok…..i love this one but i wanna ask You some things….
Can i power ON and OFF the ASROCK like a normal Television with a remote or make this means that the system go in hybernate/suspend mode?

Which is the difference from [url=http://www.playonhd.com/it/#info]this[/url] ? It seems to recognize MORE file types at same res….

Thanks in advice 4 any reply…. ;-)

]]> By: Danimal http://xbmc.org/blittan/2009/10/12/asrock-ion-330/comment-page-1/#comment-8430 Danimal Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:16:18 +0000 http://xbmc.org/?p=2756#comment-8430 Just wait for Flash 10.1 http://gizmodo.com/5374115/flash-101-full-flash-for-everyone-but-iphone-actually-playable-hd-vids Just wait for Flash 10.1

http://gizmodo.com/5374115/flash-101-full-flash-for-everyone-but-iphone-actually-playable-hd-vids

]]> By: DEagleson http://xbmc.org/blittan/2009/10/12/asrock-ion-330/comment-page-1/#comment-8393 DEagleson Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:29:46 +0000 http://xbmc.org/?p=2756#comment-8393 If the ASRock Ion 330 stutters with HD Flash just overclock it to 2,1 GHz. I can play 720p H.264 fine with the processor alone. If the ASRock Ion 330 stutters with HD Flash just overclock it to 2,1 GHz.
I can play 720p H.264 fine with the processor alone.

]]> By: Dez http://xbmc.org/blittan/2009/10/12/asrock-ion-330/comment-page-1/#comment-8388 Dez Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:53:58 +0000 http://xbmc.org/?p=2756#comment-8388 gnome-desktop and using firefox is a no-go as regards flash-based websites -- rubbish its fine mate. I had 32 bit ubuntu 9.04 and 64bit flash websites run well on my asrock. gnome-desktop and using firefox is a no-go as regards flash-based websites — rubbish its fine mate. I had 32 bit ubuntu 9.04 and 64bit

flash websites run well on my asrock.

]]> By: Ari http://xbmc.org/blittan/2009/10/12/asrock-ion-330/comment-page-1/#comment-8386 Ari Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:50:44 +0000 http://xbmc.org/?p=2756#comment-8386 <a href="#comment-8304" rel="nofollow">@wally007 </a> I'm also looking for this answer. I know that running a gnome-desktop and using firefox on the ION is a no-go as regards flash-based websites, but I've been wondering for a while if XBMC's youtube plugin works smoothly (as well as other TV streaming that I regularly get with Navi-X plugin, e.g. NBC news and so on). Can anyone with an ION / Atom 330 & Linux & XBMC shed some light on this? @wally007
I’m also looking for this answer. I know that running a gnome-desktop and using firefox on the ION is a no-go as regards flash-based websites, but I’ve been wondering for a while if XBMC’s youtube plugin works smoothly (as well as other TV streaming that I regularly get with Navi-X plugin, e.g. NBC news and so on).

Can anyone with an ION / Atom 330 & Linux & XBMC shed some light on this?

]]> By: Crazy Ortík http://xbmc.org/blittan/2009/10/12/asrock-ion-330/comment-page-1/#comment-8384 Crazy Ortík Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:06:31 +0000 http://xbmc.org/?p=2756#comment-8384 Please, can anybody test if (and how smoothly) FretsOnFire or FoFix works on linux on ASRock ION 330 and let us know. Please, can anybody test if (and how smoothly) FretsOnFire or FoFix works on linux on ASRock ION 330 and let us know.

]]> By: DEagleson http://xbmc.org/blittan/2009/10/12/asrock-ion-330/comment-page-1/#comment-8382 DEagleson Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:25:36 +0000 http://xbmc.org/?p=2756#comment-8382 Bought a ASRock Ion 330 some months a go and im impressed on how smooth XBMC really is on this box. Runnning on BIOS v1.60 and the Atom 330 OC'ed to 2,00 GHz to counter flash content. :p Upgraded the internal HDD to 500gb and the memory to 4096mb, but it wont use more than 3072mb even when using x64 OS. So with OS using 3072 and the Nvidia Ion gpu (9400m) using 512mb i wasted 512mb ram, but other than that its not a big problem. (DDR2 ram is cheap.) If your looking for a cheap ion box with good support, this is the box for you. :) Bought a ASRock Ion 330 some months a go and im impressed on how smooth XBMC really is on this box.
Runnning on BIOS v1.60 and the Atom 330 OC’ed to 2,00 GHz to counter flash content. :p
Upgraded the internal HDD to 500gb and the memory to 4096mb, but it wont use more than 3072mb even when using x64 OS.
So with OS using 3072 and the Nvidia Ion gpu (9400m) using 512mb i wasted 512mb ram, but other than that its not a big problem.
(DDR2 ram is cheap.)

If your looking for a cheap ion box with good support, this is the box for you. :)

]]> By: blittan http://xbmc.org/blittan/2009/10/12/asrock-ion-330/comment-page-1/#comment-8376 blittan Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:13:51 +0000 http://xbmc.org/?p=2756#comment-8376 for remoting to linux I can recommend the FreeNX (www.nomachine.org) it's a killer app :) for remoting to linux I can recommend the FreeNX (www.nomachine.org) it’s a killer app :)

]]> By: seeker83 http://xbmc.org/blittan/2009/10/12/asrock-ion-330/comment-page-1/#comment-8360 seeker83 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:53:47 +0000 http://xbmc.org/?p=2756#comment-8360 sounds like a winner! :D Working HD audio is a plus ofc, but I doubt I'll hear any difference tbh ;) Still though has anyone tried Dolby True HD or DTS-MA over HDMI yet with this system? sounds like a winner! :D

Working HD audio is a plus ofc, but I doubt I’ll hear any difference tbh ;) Still though has anyone tried Dolby True HD or DTS-MA over HDMI yet with this system?

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