[mythtv-users] CPU Opinions

[Shay - MythTV]

At 09:06 AM 9/17/2003, you wrote:
> >>>want 'your' opinion..  what size cpu do you think is needed to record
> >>>with a PVR-250 and watch a pre-recorded show at the same time?
>
> >OK, so how about a 750 mhz chip?  I'm getting some poor picture quality and
> >I'm wondering if its the CPU..  I'm using a pvr-250 so the recording should
> >be fine.. I stress should as I probably have a setting wrong
> >somewhere..  but anyone tried it with that slow of a cpu?
>
>I'm probably at the extreme low-end with a K6-3 450 MHz.  I can watch recorded
>shows fine, recording at 480x480 with 4.0->6.5 bitrate/peak.  When I try to do
>'live' TV it works, however I get occasional stuttering.  Watching a recording
>while recording another also gives me slight stutters.  It works for me,
>however, I would probably recommend a faster processor - I'd say around 
>the GHz
>range.

How do I check to see what the actual resolution is that I'm recording 
at?  I've heard of problems where people set it, and then it changes, but 
I'm not sure how to check what it is.

-Shay