[mythtv-users] mythfrontend CPU usage while playing MPEG2

[david.blevins at visi.com]

I'll be happy to add this to the doc if someone can point me at a couple posts in the archive.

-David

On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 10:35:48PM +0100, Thomas Börkel wrote:
> HI!
> 
> Well, I did a search and I found similar posts to mine, but no solution.
> 
> Thomas
> 
> mmcconnell at uniserve.com wrote:
> >Do a search on the forum. This has been answed many times.
> >
> >Mike
> >
> >Quoting Thomas Börkel <thomas at boerkel.de>:
> >
> >
> >>HI!
> >>
> >>When I play a recording or live TV (capturing with PVR-250, 7000/8000 
> >>KBit), mythfrontend uses 25-30% CPU time and sometimes it's a bit jerky.
> >>
> >>When I play a DivX (1500 KBit) with MythVideo, mplayer uses 1% CPU time.
> >>
> >>When I play an MPEG2 (3000 MBit) with MythVideo, mplayer uses 1.5% CPU 
> >>time.
> >>
> >>Why is that? OK, the examples have less bitrate and lower resolution, 
> >>but still a Celeron 2.6 GHz should play MPEG2 full resolution high 
> >>bitrate with lower CPU usage.
> >>
> >>Any ideas? Is there any optimization possible in mythfrontend?
> >>
> >>Using TV-out on NVidia GeForce FX5200.
> >>
> >>Thomas
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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