Upgrade NetBook - Broadcom Crystal HD Video Decoder available for $49

Broadcom HD Video Accelerator Crystal mini PCI-E card you can spend some netbooks and notes to enable HD video playback, even on devices with low power Intel Atom or similar. A handful netbooks including the HP Mini 210, Dell Inspiron Mini 10, and HP Mini 5102 is available with the Broadcom card preloaded. But some people to pick up free cards on eBay for months. But a few weeks ago we noticed that prices have quadrupled from eBay about $ 25 to almost $ 100.

But now, it is emphasized that eBay only choice for the collection Crystal Broadcom HD video accelerator. Logic supply retailer sells BCM970012 Broadcom for $ 49. Logic sout Buiy point, the card is intended for systems and ship builders without driver or any supporting documentation. But you can find most things that the Broadcom website.

Accelerator can decode H.264 and VC-1 Broadcom files with resolutions up to 1080p. From my experience, it works best local content. Flash HD video is a quick shot or miss more time, although there may be driver updates to solve this problem in the future.