do you have Ubuntu eee Box?

[Bölvaður]

I'm looking into buying one of those(see specs below) and want to know how the video is like.

I am going to set it up next to a 42" LCD TV with a wireless keyboard + mouse that connect through usb.
Will it play videos perfectly?
that is no choppiness or low resolution.

Im currently checking out the specs and read reviews about it, but I can always trust what you people say more than perhaps fake reviews.






Asus Eee Box (B202-E0035)

CPU : Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz
Mobo :Intel G945GSE micro
GPU: 256MB Intel GMA 950

RAM: 1GB DDR2 400MHz
Sound: 5.1Dolby Digital High Definition


The graphic card is my major concern as these computers come with ubuntu preinstalled. But I have no idea if I will be able to play videos without it lagging like hell.


What I find is cool about this is that I can mount dvd player on any computer in the house and play it through lan.
And what might be cool is that when my grandparents come over I can show them pictures and videos of my trip to germany last summer.

[mamamia88]

i wouldn't trust anything with integrated graphics on a big tv. especially something that is meant for small screen

[23meg]

It will likely play all non-HD videos, and probably even Xvid 720p, without problems. x264 and similar codecs, however, require lots of processing power to decode, and anything higher than 720p will probably suffer from skipping.

[snowpine]

Atom processor and integrated Intel graphics are not good choices for multimedia.

I have three Atom/Intel 945 computers and I would not recommend them for video on a 42" display.

You should be looking at Nvidia Ion at the minimum, in my opinion.

[dragos240]

Yes. I have my eee netbook, it runs ubuntu off my flash drive. Not exactly on the hard drive. But it's what I'm using now.

[chickengirl]

I have an eeepc running Ubuntu, I would not want to use it for any kind of heavy-duty media. Especially not on a 42" screen. A powerhouse it's not.

[Bölvaður]

that was very useful. thank you all.

I guess I might try to build my own computer then.

[beastrace91]

The EEE will do 720p playback just fine - but anything beyond that is asking FAR too much.

If I where you I'd look into the tiny Acer boxes that pack the nVidia ion that was mentioned above - they are suppose to do 1080 playback quite well.

~Jeff

[Bölvaður]

Actually.... I might be ok with it as most of my videos aren't high res. I have all the family videos on a portable hd so I cannot be sure what the biggest is, but from a video of my grand father'd birtday (RIP) few years ago it seems to be about 720 x 576 at 25 fps.

What I am interested in is if flash might be lagging?
Specially in full screen.

[pwnst*r]

most likely. note that most netbooks have issues running fullscreen flash and HD content.