what "cpu " good for home cinema ?

[221122]

i need new computer
for home cinema
for movis xvid /divx / h264 / mpeg2....
and sound,

what i need ?
e8400 or Phenom 4X 9850 ?
what work good with ffdshow ? and h264 ?

[yzyfish]

well, it mainly depends on your GPU, not CPU
an ATI HD 2400 is enough for decoding H264 and VC-1

[Dark Shikari]

well, it mainly depends on your GPU, not CPUYeah, if only most H.264 files worked with DXVA (hint: they don't).

[yzyfish]

Yeah, if only most H.264 files worked with DXVA (hint: they don't).

.................

my GPU can decode all H264 files i have..

mine is ATI mobility hd 2400

PS: could anyone tell me why i logged off automatically everytime i skip to another page?

[221122]

I DON'T understand the cpu is analyst the movie
with this language :
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/7746/22222nh5.jpg

the hd2400 is not good for 1080P
IS weak .

[yzyfish]

I DON'T understand the cpu is analyst the movie
with this language :
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/7746/22222nh5.jpg

the hd2400 is not good for 1080P
IS weak .

......i'm not good with english

those instructions of CPU help little with decoding

they're more useful while encoding

the ATI UVD can decode MPEG-2, VC-1 &H.264

UVD is available in HD 2000 series and 3000 series

however, you also have to pay attention to the settings of the player, or probably the UVD will not work

maybe that's why you think hd 2400 is not good for 1080p

If you do want the CPU to do the decoding, an E6500 (i think) or better is ok.(i don't know much about AMD CPU)

[foxyshadis]

PS: could anyone tell me why i logged off automatically everytime i skip to another page?

Either you blocked the forum's cookies, or some overzealous security software on your system did.

[dimzon]

Yeah, if only most H.264 files worked with DXVA (hint: they don't).
+1

anyway i recommend to by as strong CPU as possible instead of strong GPU

[Dr.Khron]

+1

anyway i recommend to by as strong CPU as possible instead of strong GPU

Agreed, pound for pound more CPU is pretty much always more useful then more GPU.

Well, for a HTPC anyway... Spending a lot on your GPU ONLY makes sense for a gaming PC.

[Ryu77]

A dual core CPU is recommended as minimum for 1080p content.

[221122]

......i'm not good with english

:thanks:

those instructions of CPU help little with decoding

they're more useful while encoding

the ATI UVD can decode MPEG-2, VC-1 &H.264

UVD is available in HD 2000 series and 3000 series

however, you also have to pay attention to the settings of the player, or probably the UVD will not work

maybe that's why you think hd 2400 is not good for 1080p

If you do want the CPU to do the decoding, an E6500 (i think) or better is ok.(i don't know much about AMD CPU)


the ATI UVD can decode only VC-1 &H.264
not mpeg2
only in chip 780G have uvd for mpeg2 ( 3200 )

but can ffdshoo support on 4 cpu or only 2 cpu ?

[QuadcoreHD]

Download the Cyberlink HD-DVD/Blu-Ray advisor. It will tell you all the minimum requirements you need. Then get something with at least those requirements, its pretty basic.

Link can be found here:

http://www.cyberlink.com/english/support/bdhd_support/diagnosis.jsp

[shinedot]

Download the Cyberlink HD-DVD/Blu-Ray advisor. It will tell you all the minimum requirements you need. Then get something with at least those requirements, its pretty basic.

Link can be found here:

http://www.cyberlink.com/english/support/bdhd_support/diagnosis.jsp

this is very good advice :)
on the other hand i qould reccomend core 2 quad - should be no problem with all video content.

[dimzon]

offtopic: I really does not understand - who need MPEG2 HW decoding (PureVideo) for modern CPU?