Archive:Broadcom Crystal HD

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Broadcom Crystal HD refers to PCI Express mini cards that do hardware decoding for many video codecs. There are two versions, the BCM970012- a full height mini PCIe card, and the BCM970015- a half height card (can be adapted to full height) mini PCIe card. XBMC supports hardware video decoding on both cards on all desktop OS versions including: Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows.

BCM970012	BCM970015
Full height mini PCIe card	Half height mini PCIe card uses less power than BCM970012 Flash video support in Windows and Linux
Codecs: H.264/AVC HP at L 4.1 1080p/1080i, 40 Mbps SMPTE VC-1 AP at L 3 1080p/1080i, 40 Mbps WMV9 (VC-1 SP and MP) MPEG-2 MP @ ML and HL, 80 Mbps	Codecs: H.264/AVC HP at L 5.1 1080p/1080i, 40 Mbps SMPTE VC-1 AP at L 3 1080p/1080i, 40 Mbps WMV9 (VC-1 SP and MP) MPEG-2 MP @ ML and HL, 80 Mbps DivX 3.11, 4.1, 5.X, 6.X, XviD

Further reading

• XBMC.org- Broadcom Crystal HD, It's Magic
• Anandtech.com- XBMC & Broadcom Bring 1080p Decode Upgrade to ill-equipped netbooks, nettops, Apple TVs
• Broadcom.com- Crystal HD Solution
• LogicSupply.com- BCM970015 Product page
• How to install the Broadcom Crystal HD card on an Apple TV 1 (silver)

See also

• Apple TV 1 FAQ