[mythtv-users] MPEG Hardware decoding

[Marian Aldenhoevel]

Hi,

>As for how the mpeg decoder works, this is mainly done in software and output to a 
>window on the screen in X.  However, there is some support for using a card called 
>a PVR350.  In this case the decoder seems to be broadly working in the same way as 
>before, except that you effectively have a second video card in the pc, choosing 
>to output myth through the "second" video card will result in lower cpu usage 
>because the card can offload some of the mpeg processing requirements.
>
But in that case the running video and UI would have to go to different 
output
devices, or not? So this would be a case of computer-monitor-next-to-TV or
GUI-only-via-TV-out-on-another-channel-of-the-TV or
control-via-webbrowser-from-an-IPaq :-).

Or is a PVR350 capable of putting an X-Window on top of hardware
decoded video? Maybe in some sort of chroma-keying fashion?

>DVB decoder cards are not supported as an output device, so you will get no 
>decoding benefit from them. (ie get a budget one instead).
>
OK, got that ;-).

Ciao, MM