Via Nano Beats Intel Atom in HD Video PlayBack? Not Quite!

jmke · 4th August 2008, 22:17

As a recent VIA promo video would have you believe, the company's lightweight Nano processor is capable of soundly beating Intel's competing Atom CPU when it comes to playing HD video. Or is it?

Not willing to take VIA's word at face value, jkkmobile decided to try out the very same 1080p video on an Eee PC with the same Atom processor that VIA used in its test and -- surprise, surprise -- they found that the video played just fine. Now, it is entirely possible that the Nano can beat the Atom in playing video under certain circumstances (and given the raw benchmark numbers, that even seems likely), but when it comes to basic HD video playback, it seems that the Atom can at least hold its own.

Src: http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/v...ack-not-quite/

4th August 2008, 22:17	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,010	Via Nano Beats Intel Atom in HD Video PlayBack? Not Quite! As a recent VIA promo video would have you believe, the company's lightweight Nano processor is capable of soundly beating Intel's competing Atom CPU when it comes to playing HD video. Or is it? Not willing to take VIA's word at face value, jkkmobile decided to try out the very same 1080p video on an Eee PC with the same Atom processor that VIA used in its test and -- surprise, surprise -- they found that the video played just fine. Now, it is entirely possible that the Nano can beat the Atom in playing video under certain circumstances (and given the raw benchmark numbers, that even seems likely), but when it comes to basic HD video playback, it seems that the Atom can at least hold its own. Src: http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/v...ack-not-quite/ __________________ Last edited by jmke : 4th August 2008 at 22:19.

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