[mythtv-users] PVR-250 and MPEG2 question

[Michael J. Lynch]

Jarod Wilson wrote:

>On Tuesday 21 September 2004 10:44, Michael J. Lynch wrote:
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>>Any idea how much P3 CPU crank is needed to view 720x480 8Mb/s MPEG2
>>video?
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>My Athlon 800 with a GeForce 4 MX had no problems handling that exact MPEG2 
>spec.
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Cool...now I just have to convince the wife it's worth spending the 
bucks on a PVR-250.  That "soaps are
in jeopardy of not being recorded" strategy seems viable.   :-)

>>Is MPEG2 decoding 
>>significantly more processor intesive than MPEG4 decoding?
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>MPEG2 decoding is less processor-intensive than MPEG4. Less decompression to 
>do. MPEG2 is also at least somewhat standardized, while there are umpteen 
>different MPEG4 variants...
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