[mythtv-users] Is this beefy machine really not enough to drive HD at 1080p?

[Steve Curtis]

2008/4/8 Scott Harris <mythtv at webhounds.net>:

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> Well, I'm not happy about it, but I can live knowing that it is
> difficult for even the big dogs to decode 1080p ;)
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I've got a 6400+ in my machine and I couldn't do 1080p - it was stuttering
quite badly.  Then I did some updates from mythbuntu, one of which I think
was an X update and suddenly things got a lot smoother.  Its still not
perfect, but totally watchable.  I tried all sorts of xorg and mplayer
commands - none of which ever really helped.  CPU still spikes at 100% - but
a lot of content has black bars top and bottom which I think helps a little
- I only have one 1080p x264 video which is full res and like I say its
watchable - but stutters on slow panning shots still.

I'm now moving to a separate front/backend in the hope that this will help
in the future so that its an easier job of changing things to get the
performance without messing around with my backend anymore.

--
Steve Curtis [scurtis at fixation.net]
Fixation Networks Ltd
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