[mythtv-users] MPEG-4 Decoder hardware

Joseph A. Caputo jcaputo1 at comcast.net
Tue Jun 8 10:12:42 EDT 2004


On Monday 07 June 2004 18:17, J. Donavan Stanley wrote:
> Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
> >On Monday 07 June 2004 16:37, 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.
> >
> >...depending on your personal preference, of course.  I use XvMC for
> >playback with my GF4MX, and it doesn't bother me at all.
>
> Ahh but do you use filters?

Obviously not... I suppose I just don't know what I'm missing, but 
"ignorance is bliss", as they say :-)

-JAC


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