Hi all,
I am looking at upgrading my media centre from it's via SP13000 to a shiny
new intel atom 330 dual-core motherboard [1]. This would allow my media
centre to have enough power to run the iPlayer inside a web browser and to
stand more of a chance playing back hi-def content [2].
I have to get the dual core version and the single core doesn't have
s-video output that I need to connect it to the telly. (Yes I know that
this means hi-def is pointless atm but eventually I will get an LCD TV!)
However I am worried about things working correctly in Linux. The via
board has various issues and took ages to get working correctly, and even
now I cannot get suspend / resume to work reliably enough for a system
that needs to wake up to record things :D
Has anyone used one of these boards with linux? Can anyone confirm that
the s-video output really works, and that suspend to ram / resume works
too?
Cheers,
Steve.
References:
Intel site for the motherboard:
[1]
http://www.intel.com/Products/Desktop/Motherboards/D945GCLF2/D945GCLF2-overview.htm
Review claiming ability to play back 720p and some 1080p playback ability:
[2]
http://www.mini-itx.com/reviews/atoms/?page=8
