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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I picked up a Strong SRT 5410 Freeview HD STB sheet
yesterday, its CPU is noted to be </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>STi7101 32 bit Super Scalar RISC CPU - 400
Dhrystone 2.1 <A href="mailto:MIPS@266Mhz">MIPS@266Mhz</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>64M Flash ROM, 1024 M DDR DRAM.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I note it is detailed at <A
href="http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=367081">http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=367081</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Surely food for thought, this sounds to me like
typical router CPU performance levels, presumably there are decoding chips also
included which do the grunt, presumably somewhat like the PVR-350
does.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I wonder if such a device(s) on a PCI card could do
the job for Myth? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is this a line worth considering?</FONT></DIV>
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