One hacker has already added a Broadcom HD video accelerator to the Intel Atom powered Samsung NC10 which worked well. Another hacker has tried the same hack on a VIA C7-M powered netbook and come out with good results. Chris over at HP Mini Note PC has modded his HP Mini 2133 with a Broadcom Crystal HD Enhanced Media Accelerator card. With it installed he's been able to play 720 and 1080p videos on his netbook including Blu-Ray video. The Blu-Ray videos needed to be paused for a few seconds first though so the video could buffer.
Unfortunately Chris hasn't provided a guide on how you can mod your own Mini 2133 but, you can see how successful his project was in the videos after the jump.
1080p video without the HD accelerator:
1080p video with the HD accelerator installed:
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A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
Broadcom HD Video Accelerator added to HP Mini 2133
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