[mythtv-users] Mythtv on x86_64 SMP

[Duckland]

On Wed, 2005-01-12 at 11:51 -0800, Brad Templeton wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 09:17:07AM -0800, Ian Forde wrote:
> > The good:
> > 1. It's fast.
> > 2. ivtv compiled without a problem.
> > 3. Pretty much everything works (see "The bad" for what doesn't)
> 
> Ian, to add facts to the fire about how different processors perform
> on mpeg decoding, it would be great if you could report back typical
> CPU usage/idle times for your system while it is decoding a 1080i
> video or 720p video, perhaps from mpstat to see what both processors
> are doing.
> 
> Right now in my tests the P4-hyperthreaded is blowing away the
> equivalently "numbered" athlon, but it would be great to get more
> real world examples.

Well, mpstat isn't going to do me any good - I'm running a single proc
box! ;)  It'll take me a few days to get a test HD file - my pcHDTV 3000
card is in the mail right now (ordered on Sunday) and I'll still need to
get an antenna.  Of course, if Firewire input were available within
Myth... ;)

	-I