Archive:Broadcom Crystal HD

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 Bluray playback with a supported player sometimes stutters in XBMC when seeking for a few seconds	Half height mini PCIe card Bluray playback with a supported player no stuttering in XBMC 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)
• MythTV Wiki- Broadcom Crystal HD
• Broadcom.com- BCM70012
• Broadcom.com- BCM70015

See also

• Apple TV 1 FAQ
• Crystalbuntu