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<section begin="intro" />Broadcom Crystal HD refers to PCI Express mini cards that do high definition hardware decoding for many video codecs. The cards allow many low-powered systems to handle full bluray quality video, and more. 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. <section end="intro" /> | <section begin="intro" />Broadcom Crystal HD refers to PCI Express mini cards that do high definition hardware decoding for many video codecs. The cards allow many low-powered systems to handle full bluray quality video, and more. 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. <section end="intro" /> | ||
{{warning|Starting in {{Kodi}} v14, support for the BCHD is being dropped from the software. [[OSMC]] might have a fork that contains support, but this would be from the OSMC project and not officially supported. This is due to the lack of a maintainer for the driver software. If new maintainer(s) arise to the occasion, support might be added back in officially, but no guarantees. Of course, BCHD will continue to work on XBMC v13.}} | |||
'''It is highly recommended to go with the BCM970015 over the BCM970012.''' | '''It is highly recommended to go with the BCM970015 over the BCM970012.''' |
Revision as of 10:23, 15 September 2014
Devices | Broadcom Crystal HD |
Broadcom Crystal HD refers to PCI Express mini cards that do high definition hardware decoding for many video codecs. The cards allow many low-powered systems to handle full bluray quality video, and more. 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.
Starting in Kodi v14, support for the BCHD is being dropped from the software. OSMC might have a fork that contains support, but this would be from the OSMC project and not officially supported. This is due to the lack of a maintainer for the driver software. If new maintainer(s) arise to the occasion, support might be added back in officially, but no guarantees. Of course, BCHD will continue to work on XBMC v13. |
It is highly recommended to go with the BCM970015 over the BCM970012.
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)
- MythTV Wiki's Broadcom Crystal HD page
- Broadcom.com- BCM70012
- Broadcom.com- BCM70015