On Tue, 2010-08-17 at 13:39 +0300, Niko Mikkilä wrote:
Yes, as VDR User said, the latest generation VP4/VDPAU feature set C cards (GeForce 210, GT 220, ...) have an integrated audio controller. The ALSA driver should support 7.1 channel PCM too.
I found that someone has had success with such cards
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=143610&page=4
IMO the only reason to go for a separate card over ION would be higher quality 1080i deinterlacing. You'll need GT 220 for that since GeForce 210 is only slightly faster than ION. They have the same video processor and therefore the same video decoding capabilities, but post-processing is done on the graphics cores.
Good point. I think 1080i is rare content for me. If ION is as good as a GT220 with 576i, 720p and 1080p then it could be very suitable for my needs.
It seems that the IONs are VP3/B so your prosal is certainly better (if there is HDMI audio support).
ION2 has VP4/C, I think.
If you don't need advanced 1080i deinterlacing, Asus AT5IONT-I is a very good option right now. It has ION2, latest dualcore Atom and USB3, and it's passively cooled.
It's an interesting new board but I wonder if there's some risk for problems. I tried to search but I could not find reports about success with Ubuntu or Linux generally. Do Nvidia's binary graphics drivers support ION2?
BR, Seppo