Broadcom decoder

[btrcp2000]

Well, it is rapidly becoming clear that the Zino 400 is not the answer for a sage client. HDPVR files stutter on the built in video card, and while I did finally get sage to recognize the broadcom card in the settings, it just crashes. I have tried the 2.14 drivers, which I had to find somewhere on the interwebs, but it still says version 3.72.

Below are the specs for the newest Zino, anyone know if there would be a difference? I swear I can never get my mind around why things work okay in Win MC but not in sage.

Processor
AMD Phenom™ II X4 P940 (1.7GHz/2MB cache)
AMD Athlon™ II X2 P340 (2.2GHz/1MB cache)
AMD Athlon™ II V140 (2.3GHz/0.5MB cache)

Up to 8GB2 Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333Mhz - 2 DIMMS

Video Card
Integrated ATI HD4250 Mobility RadeonTM
ATI HD5450 Mobility RadeonTM

Power
65W for UMA gfx
90W for discrete MXM gfx

[jerryt]

Originally Posted by btrcp2000

I swear I can never get my mind around why things work okay in Win MC but not in sage.

Sage builds a different graph. Have you tried the Microsoft DTV/DVD Video Decoder?

[btrcp2000]

Not sure, but I'll try it again. Do you mean just for h.264? And if it works, does that mean I have no use for the Broadcom card?

[jerryt]

Originally Posted by btrcp2000

Not sure, but I'll try it again. Do you mean just for h.264? And if it works, does that mean I have no use for the Broadcom card?

Broadcom card is a video hardware acceleration card for the Broadcom Video Decoder only. Different players build better graphs with this card, DVBviewer uses this card very well. MC can also use the card.

If Microsoft DTV/DVD Video Decoder can use your existing video card for acceleration, then you simply don't need the Broadcom.