[mythtv-users] Re:trying to watch TV via mythtvfrontend produces blank screen

[Isaac Richards]

On Sunday 20 July 2003 08:07 am, Saravanan Subbiah wrote:
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> This happened in mythtv , freevo and also xawtv, but in lesser frequency
> (in that order). With mythtv, It only takes one channel change for it to
> happen. So I concluded that 0.9  driver is buggy.

It is.

> I read somewhere that 0.7.104 if bttv driver is stable ans so I compiled
> that driver. But then xawtv plays well like a charm. But mythtv has the
> same old problem. (back to square one !!)
>
> With the 0.9 driver when mythtv was playing the video atleast for
> sometime, I found that it was taking about 50 to 60 % CPU. But neither
> freevo or xawtv took any CPU at all. I did play the TV using mplayer
> using XV driver and it worked fine without taking any CPU. From xvinfo
> too, I think my card supports XV.

Send in the exact messages you get from mythbackend and mythfrontend, if you 
want someone to be able to help without just guessing what the issue may be.

> Why is mythtv taking more CPU ?

Because it's actually compressing the video and audio and saving it so you can 
do timeshifting stuff on live tv, none of your other tests are.

Isaac