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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

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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.

Stop hand.png 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.

BCM970012 BCM970015
BCM970012.png BCM970015.png
  • 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
  • GET THIS ONE
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

See also

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