[mythtv-users] CPU power and decoding

[Ryszard]

if you can afford it, i would have a look at this:

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=304386&pfp=BROWSE#


On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 14:40:59 +0200, Milos Prudek <prudek at bvx.cz> wrote:
> I would like to build a MythTV box (frontend/backend in one PC). Are the
> following sentences true or false?
> 
> - DVB broadcasts in MPEG-2; consequently there is no encoding taking
> place when saving a DVB broadcast to disc.
> 
> - When watching a DVB broadcast, the CPU must decode MPEG-2, or the DVB
> card's onboard hardware MPEG-2 decoding takes place.
> 
> - When watching an analog TV broadcast, no significant decoding takes
> place and the burden on the CPU is very light.
> 
> - When recording an analog TV broadcast, the encoding done in software
> via CPU will consume less than 1GHz of processing power.
> 
> - When watching a DVB broadcast, the decoding done in software via CPU
> will consume less than 1GHz of processing power.
> 
> - When buying both a DVB card (the new SkyStar1 CI) and an analog
> terrestrial TV card, I will need only one remote control (for example
> the SkyStar's remote control), and I will be able to control the whole
> MythTV with it, i.e. both the DVB and analog card.
> 
> - It is actually possible to have a wireless IR keyboard, wireless IR
> mouse and IR remote control, all working, not disrupting each other
> (equipment recommendations/buying advice welcome).
> 
> Thank you very much for any input on these presumptions.
> 
> I'm in Europe.
> 
> --
> Milos Prudek
> 
> 
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