[mythtv-users] Just how great can VDPAU be?

[Scott D. Davilla]

>  >Scott D. Davilla wrote:
>>>>    >Has anyone been able to test on a P4 based system with a good old
>>>>>   fashion PCI card?  My quick search of Newegg didn't find any AGP 8xxx
>>>>>   or newer cards, but I did find PCI cards.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2000380048%201305520548%201069609642%20106791921&name=GeForce%208%20series
>>>>>
>>>>>   Here's hoping that my MythTV system built from old parts may be
>>>>>   able to do HD.
>>>>>   -Mark
>>>>   ooohhh, been looking for a PCI 8400 to test VDPAU on the Intel dual
>>>>   core atom 330 ITX motherboard. Thanks. If this works, $80 for the
>>>>   atom 330 mb, $60 for the video card, +case and ps == real cheap 1080p
>>>>   capable media center.
>>>
>>>   Just an update to testing VDPAU under the atom 330 and a PCI nvidia
>>>   8400. All I can say is WOW. H.264 video content that took 45 and 160
>>>   percent CPU under the atom 330 without VDPAU takes less than 5
>>>   percent cpu with VDPAU. Not a type, that's really less than 5
>>>   percent. VDPAU == very cool.
>>>
>>
>>That's very interesting - thanks for the update.
>>
>>What's the "watchability" like with that PCI Nvidia 8400?  Any
>>stuttering?  What resolution and bitrate of H.264 content were you
>>testing with?
>>
>>This could open up some options for people with older hardware that only
>>has AGP for video, not to mention lower-power (wattage) hardware, like
>>you seem to pursuing with the Intel Atom.  I could use a PCI 8xxx video
>>card in place of an AGP card, and still get watchable performance on
>>Hi-def H.264 content, in theory.
>>
>>   From the notes on the patch that Isaac submitted, it looks like MPEG2
>>video is still not-quite visuallyoptimal, but that's probably just a
>  >matter of time before that gets smoothed out.

never mind this post, totally messed up the reply :)