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Broadcom Hardware Decoder BCM970012-$34.99+$2.98 (Postage)

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Hardware decoder in the PCI Express Mini Card form factor. Enables support for H.264 and VC-1 video playback of local files and streaming 1080p high definition multimedia content.
Features
The BCM970012 Crystal HD is a video/audio hardware decoder in the PCIe Mini Card form factor. It is designed to reduce CPU utilization and allows for full HD real-time decoding support for mobile platform solutions.

This card doesn't come with mounting screws.
Multistandard high definition video decoding in the following formats:
H.264/AVC HP at L 4.1 1080i, 40 Mbps
H.264/AVC HP at L 3.0 480i
H.264/AVC HP at L 3.2 720p
SMPTE VC-1 AP at L 3 1080i, 40 Mbps
WMV9 (VC-1 SP and MP)
MPEG-2 MP @ ML and MP @ HL
720p, 1080i and 1080p support
Blu-ray disc playback on PCs/x86
Protected media playback on PCs/x86

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  • Similar price on ebay

  • If you've got a video card from the last few years and use that to decode the videos is there any advantage to using this?

    • This is for a laptop, not a desktop.

    • No point if you've got a modern GPU. It's mostly for the Atom-based netbooks using Intel GMA950 and GMA3150. The GPU can't do hardware decoding for modern formats, and the CPU isn't fast enough to handle that by itself.

  • It would seem people are using these cards (maybe the better model BCM70015) to get full 1080p playback in XBMC on the AppleTV.

  • yep for $5 more buy the BCM970015
    http://www.logicsupply.com/products/bcm970015

    • shipping from logic supply to Australia:
      DHL: International Express $40.02

      • -1

        Ship via DHL ONLY US$20.00, not $40.02

  • You can whack one in the original Apple TV too (at the cost of the wireless card).

    EDIT: Duh, mentioned already.

  • good for appleTV, meh for other stuff though

  • so what's this for?? Would this work in a DELL Inspiron 6400? or Proliant Microserver?

    • as long as they have a mini pci express slot, it could work, i dont have enough time to explain what its for.

      Although does remind me when we had hardware coding for dvd's

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    I would stear clear.

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