[mythtv-users] MPEG-4 Decoder hardware

[Kevin Kuphal]

J. Donavan Stanley wrote:

> Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
>
>> On Monday 07 June 2004 12:06, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> MPEG-4 content so it seems capable.  In the future if I upgrade my
>>> backend to use a PVR-250 I can take advantage of the GeForce MPEG-2
>>> hardware decoding, yes?
>>>   
>>
>>
>> AFAIK, yes.
>>
>> -JAC
>>  
>>
>
> But you loose the ability to use filters (such a deinterlacing) and 
> your OSD is all gray scale.  In other words, avoid it if you can.


Just out of curiosity, I know the filter thing is the nature of hardware 
decoding and can be worked around by applying the filters during 
transcoding (yes?), but is the gray scale OSD something that is a result 
of the GeForce decoder, the PVR-250, or something else?

Kevin