[mythtv-users] HDHomeRun - Comcast shut off clear QAM

[Michael T. Dean]

On 12/12/2013 12:16 PM, Gary Buhrmaster wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 3:57 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>> ...  And, since there's no way for me to tell MythTV "only use VDPAU if
>> the content came from channels other than this one,"
> Hm, sounds like a RFE to playback profiles.  If only there was
> a dev with an itch.....  :-)

You forgot:

>> And, even if MythTV allowed me to only use VDPAU on content from 
>> certain channels, I'd /still/ need a good CPU that can decode the 
>> high-bitrate MPEG-2 in software--or else I couldn't watch Marvel's 
>> Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.  So, while the Presentation portion of VDPAU 
>> is wonderful, the Decode portion leaves a lot to be desired. 

So why not just always use the software decode?  I still get to use 
VDPAU rendering for presentation, so I have the best of both worlds--a 
decoder that handles anything I throw at it, and beautiful rendering, 
including a full-screen (not video-sized) OSD.  :)

Mike