[mythtv-users] PVR-250 and MPEG2 question

[Jarod Wilson]

On Tuesday 21 September 2004 10:44, Michael J. Lynch wrote:
> Any idea how much P3 CPU crank is needed to view 720x480 8Mb/s MPEG2
> video?

My Athlon 800 with a GeForce 4 MX had no problems handling that exact MPEG2 
spec.

> Is MPEG2 decoding 
> significantly more processor intesive than MPEG4 decoding?

MPEG2 decoding is less processor-intensive than MPEG4. Less decompression to 
do. MPEG2 is also at least somewhat standardized, while there are umpteen 
different MPEG4 variants...

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