Comments on: Broadcom Crystal HD, It`s Magic.

By: Broadcom or Ion

Broadcom or Ion — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:51:03 +0000

Right now what is the cheapest, small (mini itx) system that can be built that will run XBMC and smoothly play 1080p

Is it cheaper to build a system using the Ion Chipset, or is it cheaper to get a cheap mini itx board and the Broadcom card?

By: Daverx7

Daverx7 — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:57:01 +0000

@Raggie
http://xbmc.org/davilla/2009/12/29/broadcom-crystal-hd-its-magic/comment-page-1/#comment-9390

I got this info from page one on the comments of this topic. I believe all the information you need is either in the comments or in the article itself.

Hope this helps.

-Dave

By: Raggie

Raggie — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:53:08 +0000

Okay thanks. How do i get one for my apple TV ? Is it for sale in public markets or do I have to modify a card like this myself ?

By: minel

minel — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:17:20 +0000

@Raggie apple tv doesn't play mkv files without an addon card properly installed ... this is what this whole thread is about

By: Raggie

Raggie — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:57:09 +0000

Hi guys. I was wondering if any of you had problems with apple TV playing all the high definition .mkv files ? It lags seriously, i have XBMC from you and love it but apple TV does not seem to be handling the file size or resolution well enough.

With hope for a solution.
Best regards Raggie

By: Witchbender

Witchbender — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:21:44 +0000

Are the Windows nightly builds also crystal enabled by now ?

By: erree

erree — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:51:13 +0000

davilla : For those looking for CrystalHD enabled build check out the official xbmc nighties builds via Billy the BuildBot. See http://mirrors.xbmc.org/nightlies/osx/

these builds have all the stuff in them, no need to do anything else than crystal module in atv?

By: DanB

DanB — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:58:02 +0000

davilla : For those looking for CrystalHD enabled build check out the official xbmc nighties builds via Billy the BuildBot. See http://mirrors.xbmc.org/nightlies/osx/

Thank you just what I needed. Be using the Jaunty Patch Stick but prefer the native version.

By: andy

andy — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:46:00 +0000

or this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BroadCom-BCM970012-Chipset-4-UMPC-Mini-PCI-e-HD-Decoder_W0QQitemZ260532826882QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_Networking_SM?hash=item3ca8f77302#ht_4087wt_1167

By: andy

andy — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:45:08 +0000

is this one working for the apple tv? do i need some adapter ?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BroadCom-BCM970012-Chipset-4-UMPC-Mini-PCI-e-HD-Decoder_W0QQitemZ260534816458QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_Networking_SM?hash=item3ca915ceca#ht_4087wt_1167