[mythtv-users] New to HD, which nvidia card

[Brad]

On Sun, 2006-04-09 at 22:39 -0400, Daniel Kristjansson wrote:

> Depends on the AMD64 processor. I have a dual core AMD64 
> 4200+ and it has no problem at all with HD decoding.
> The extra  recording overhead isn't an issue with one
> additional HD stream. Recording uses very little CPU
> with ATSC/DVB broadcasts because they are already
> encoded when transmitted. They do use extra disk
> bandwidth, but until you get to three streams this is
> usually not an issue. Even with three streams you should
> be able to handle it with a  JFS or XFS filesystem.
> 
> A 2.8Ghz HT P4 can handle 1080i decoding without resorting
> to XvMC, a similarly classed AMD 64 chip should be able to
> handle it as well.
> 
> -- Daniel


It's an AMD 64 3200.  I have read that recording HD doesn't cost much in
resources because it is MPEG2 already.  Good to know I should be set
until 3 systems (which might not be that far away).  Thanks for the
info.

Brad Crotchett