[mythtv-users] Experiences with XvMC
Scott
catfather at donpoo.net
Sun Jul 31 17:08:43 EDT 2005
On Jul 31, 2005, at 4:55 PM, Scott wrote:
>
>> Another thing I'm interested in is the 'Unichrome' display adapters.
>> This S3/VIA video chips do full MPEG decoding, not just the iDCT+MC
>> done with XvMC. I don't know if it is any more/less capable with
>> things like de-interlacing. Also, the 'Unichrome' version is
>> integrated into the motherboard, I don't know if they have the same
>> capabilities in their add-in cards.
>>
>
> I've thought about this too. Right now the investment is to high
> for me to pick one up on the cheap to try out. As such, I think the
> way to go would be a nice powerful CPU and a quality DVI based
> video card. Together with existing Linux post processing software
> in Xine (which uses stuff based on tvtime) I think the quality
> would be as good as it gets for a HTPC.
Oh yeah, one more thing :) I thought I read that some or all of the
unichrome chips had a limitation on video out where they could not
output 1280x720 (720p) video or above. Obviously this is a problem if
you're trying to hook your unichrome based board to a HDTV that wants
to accept either 720p or 1080i input sources.
I went looking for where I might have read this can couldn't find it.
Take this with a grain of salt and consider it something to follow up
on before purchasing a unichrome based board for use with HDTV displays.
--
Scott <catfather at donpoo.net>
AIM: BlueCame1
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