[mythtv-users] HD-PVR playback--high CPU usage

[Zach C]

On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Greg Woods <greg at gregandeva.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-03-25 at 15:13 +0000, Andre wrote:
>
>> >>> No--not using VDPAU
>
> I've got a system with AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+,
> and I have never been able to get HD-PVR recordings to play back
> smoothly without VDPAU. With VDPAU, it was a piece of cake. With VDPAU,
> I was even able to get an old Celeron-based front end to play back HD
> recordings (letterboxed on an SD TV). So this may depend on how much
> money you have to spend vs. how much your time is worth, and how much
> you enjoy tinkering with the system. You could spend hours playing with
> HD-PVR settings and maybe get it to work, or spend $60 on a video card
> that can do VDPAU and be done with it.
>
> Another thing to think about is the output settings of the STB that
> feeds the HD-PVR. Forcing that to be constant removes one variable in
> what the HD-PVR will do.
>
> --Greg

Yes I may try that next.  I do have other systems using VDPAU with
great success.  This system has a video card that *should* work with
VDPAU but won't for some reason.  May focus on getting that going if I
can't get it going without.