Zotac MAG ION Nettop

[Ghiltanas]

here i played the samsung's demo with mpc and dxva enable:



and here the same file but with vlc:



in the first case, cpu is practically in idle and the video went smooth. In the second case my quad is more used, about 25% (specially one core) and the video didn't play smooth, sometimes jerked (if it's the right term, i don't speak very well english as you can read )
The interesting thing is the file is storaged in my external hd (wd mypassport essential),and the bandwidth isn't high, less than a 5400rpm internal hd

 

[lemonadesoda]

square wouldnt work for VESA mounting.

watcha talking about? Maybe my point wasnt well explained: "Squared" doesnt have anything to do with VESA mounting holes. The comment refers to "squared" as in 90° corners. Notice how it currently needs some kind of "stylish plastic" foot/mounting frame to stand up or to even sit flat. Awful. And without it, it would wobble over. And if you place it down in the typically desktop/router position, anything you wanted to put on top would wobble/slip off.

A picture says a thousands words:

It doesnt have to look boring like the above example: which serves only as a "squared off" illustration. It doesnt have to have the rack "ears" permanently fixed. But a squared off design allows stacking of the same or different devices, and the option to have rack-ears means you can rack it if you want. Lots of devices have such features. It is a design feature that is incorporated into the specification/design just as VESA mounting holes might be.

 

[Mussels]

ah i getcha.
i thought you meant the overall shape of the unit.


personally i prefer the rounded edges.

 

[Easy Rhino]

here i played the samsung's demo with mpc and dxva enable:

[url]http://www.pctunerup.com/up/results/_200910/th_20091008222445_withdxva.jpg[/url]

and here the same file but with vlc:

[url]http://www.pctunerup.com/up/results/_200910/th_20091008222616_withvlc.jpg[/url]

in the first case, cpu is practically in idle and the video went smooth. In the second case my quad is more used, about 25% (specially one core) and the video didn't play smooth, sometimes jerked (if it's the right term, i don't speak very well english as you can read )
The interesting thing is the file is storaged in my external hd (wd mypassport essential),and the bandwidth isn't high, less than a 5400rpm internal hd

i guess i know to go with mpc and dxva for my htpc, whenever that happens...

 

[Mussels]

i guess i know to go with mpc and dxva for my htpc, whenever that happens...

its just buggy. MPC's built in decoder cant do deblocking, and it often has issues with soft subtitles on MKV files.

 

[kenofstephen]

IDLE @ 60C is not nice.

and the loading temp. is...

 

[mjvdkolk]

Insides of the Zotac MAG

damn I was hoping to see inside the thing!

I do love that orange power ring-light though.

there's a review at techtree where the case has been opened.
http://www.techtree.com/India/Reviews/Zotac_MAG_Mini_PC/551-107194-621-1.html

 

[Cuzza]

Nice one, i'll check it out.

EDIT: may as well steal their image link