[mythtv-users] H264 HD replica out through PVR-350 composite out?

[David Engel]

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 09:20:47AM -0400, Jarod Wilson wrote:
> On Oct 26, 2009, at 1:36 AM, Tortise wrote:
> >Does anyone know if its possible to get a PVR-350 to output SD
> >composite that is a downscaled live replica of that decoded /
> >displayed HD from a vdpau card?  Its a bit of a long shot, but
> >someone might know if it can be readily done?
> 
> Going to go out on a limb here and say "uh, hell no".
> 
> Also, note that there is talk of dropping PVR-350 decoder/output
> support in 0.23...

I'll throw in my 2 cents.  In theory, yes, it's possible to do what
you want to do.  In practice, even if it works, it's probably not
worth the effort.

The 350 can only decode MPEG2, so you have to decode in software and
use the XVideo interface provided by the 350 X server.  Since I'm
pretty sure the 350 can only handle video that is 720x480 or less, you
have to downscale in software.  At this point, you are much better off
getting an old nvidia card with s-video or composite output and using
that instead.

David
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David Engel
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