[mythtv-users] 350 for video playback

[Malcolm]

On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 21:27:03 -0800
"Jarod C. Wilson" <jcw at wilsonet.com> wrote:

> On Feb 21, 2004, at 15:18, Malcolm wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 16:43:10 -0500
> > Dan Boger <mythtv at peeron.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I currently have our 350 set up on a P3-450MHz, and watching live TV,
> >
> >> or
> >> playing back recordings is very simple.  However, when I try to use
> >> MythVideo, the playback is too slow to be viewable.  I understand 
> >> that's
> >> because the ivtv driver isn't using the full hardware capabilities
> >(as> far as rgb->yuv), but I was wondering if anyone has any experience
> >
> >> using
> >> a 350 on a faster machine (2GHz+), and if MythVideo was usable at
> >that> point?  Or do I just need to keep waiting until the ivtv driver 
> >> develops
> >> more?
> >>
> >> If so, I can try to convince my wife we need a better myth server.
> >>
> >> Any suggestions welcome!
> >
> > Nope it's just as slow.  I went from a PIII 500 to a Celeron 2.4Ghz
> > and the video and DVD playback was just as slow.
> 
> Not quite "just as slow", but still not very good. Oh, and DVD playback 
> can be made to work just fine with a patched mplayer. MythVideo 
> playback however... I've got a 350 in an Athlon XP 2600, and divx 
> playback looked like it was playing about 75-85% of normal frame rate, 
> so there was noticeable jerkiness in movement, but it was *almost* 
> bearable. I'm back to using a GF4MX for TVOut right now.
> 

True it's not quite as bad but it's not much better.  Patched mplayer does
work but mplayer doesn't support DVD menus and it's not a very good patch.
 Video and sound get out of sync quite easily.

Malcolm