[mythtv-users] 0.19, XvMC, and Prebuffer pause

[Preston Crow]

> > I don't have problems with XvMC.
> > 
> > Actually, I did have a bunch of stuttering and "prebuffer pause"
> > messages in the log.  My frontend was suid-root to use real-time
> > scheduling.  I removed the suid, and the problem went away.
> > 
> > Perhaps there's a compatibility issue with realtime scheduling and XvMC?
> > 
> 
> Are you saying that you are using XvMC for HD playback and you have NO
> issues? By no issues, I mean truly no issues: Full color OSD, no
> prebuffering pauses, smooth OSD with no flickering, no stuttering at all
> anytime while watching live TV or recorded TV. Many people have minor
> issues but are willing to live with them.
> 
> If this is true for you, I'm sure many would appreciate you sharing your
> relevant hardware (CPU, Video, etc) software versions (nvidia driver,
> mythTV, kernel, etc) and xorg.conf.

My OSD is greyscale (doesn't bother me), but I have no stuttering or
flickering.  I'm running SVN from sometime in January.  I don't use live
TV.

Hardware:  XP 2500+, nVida 5200FX, PATA drive (SATA causes problems due
to chipset issues).