[mythtv-users] Temporal 2x vs Temporal-Spatial 2x

[Mark Lord]

On 12-02-27 09:52 AM, Mark Lord wrote:
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> But I've now double/triple checked things, and the setup didn't/doesn't
> have that "zoom by one" thing set -- I must have gotten rid of it at some point.
> 
> So, the GT430 stutters sometimes, even on "normal" 1920x1080 playback.
> Which is odd, because my Atom/Ion2 box can play the same content
> without the stutter, and there's no way the GT430 is slower than Ion2!  :)
> 
> That's even with the clocks set to "performance" in nvidia-settings.
> 
> So, something else is affecting things.  One difference between the Atom/Ion2
> box and the larger GT430 box, is the former uses XFCE whereas the latter
> has a "normal" Gnome2 desktop underneath mythfrontend.
> 
> I seem to recall that the Ion2 box did stutter when I originally set it
> up with GNOME, which is why it now has XFCE.  The other box had no issues
> with GNOME when originally set up with a 9500GT, and later with a GT240.
> 
> So.. I might try and get an XFCE desktop going on that box,
> or perhaps work at trying to shoehord the (double-slot width) GT240 card
> back into it again.

An update:  I never did figure out the issue,
and didn't get around to trying XFCE instead of GNOME.

But I did manage to shoehorn the 2-slot GT240 card back into the system,
and playback is once again buttery smooth for all content.

The GT430 card will just have to find a new home elsewhere.