[H-GEN] Home NAS box and video streaming: how to choose a processor?

Benjamin Fowler ben.fowler.bjf at gmail.com
Mon Oct 4 21:09:31 EDT 2010


Hello all,

On Mon, 4 Oct 2010 19:05:41 +0100 Benjamin Fowler
<ben.fowler.bjf at gmail.com> wrote:

> A lot of modern network-enabled TVs and game boxes can handle UPnP
> > streaming across a LAN, although their codec support is usually
> > pretty rotten, which means that some transcoding usually has to be
> > done.  So does this mean that I'll have to stick a big, beefy
> > processor into my custom NAS box to handle video transcoding?  This
> > could be a problem, since I intend for the NAS box to be low-power,
> > always-on, which works against my requirement for streaming video to
> > my TV.
> >
> > What are peoples' experience with this little requirement?  Do they
> > put beefy processors in their NAS boxes?  Or do they build fast media
> > centre PCs to do the transcoding and use those?
>
> Not sure if this is relevant, but it would be if heat output had a
> relation to power used, AND it's the usage of power that is your reason
> for not wanting to put a powerful CPU in.  Mind you, I've only just
> started dabbling in modern CPUs, until a few weeks ago I only had
> ancient 32 bit computer gear here.
>


Thanks to those who replied publicly and privately, for the feedback!  It
looks like getting a beefier modern processor is a valid option, and that
dual-core Atoms likely won't cut it for what I have in mind.

I'll get this built, and post a report with pictures when I'm done.

Have fun!  Ben.
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