Meridian Unplugged - Powered by MrTechGuy.co.uk Forums Discussion Meridian - Systems Why decode in the player?

Just out of interest, is there a comparison of the horsepower inisde say an 800/861 to a modern PC? Given the fact that you can buy soundcards and even xbox's which can ENcode on the fly. How much power is really required to decode it?

Obviously there is a alot more going on inside the black box eg. MRC