[mythtv-users] Slowest processor for software HDTV decoding

[Tom E. Craddock Jr.]

Seth Heckard wrote:
> I know there has been a lot of discussions here lately about HDTV
> decoding and processor speeds and such, however I get the feeling that
> the recommended 3GHz P4 spec is a little overkill.
> 
> Basically, I am asking for the slowest (and theroretically cheapest)
> processor that can decode all HD formats, and ideally have headroom
> left over for things like commercial flagging and deinterlacing if
> required.  I could care less about P4 vs. Celeron vs. AMD64 as long as
> it gets the job done.  For the sake of argument, assume that a Nvidia
> FX 5200 will be used with DVI output and no XvMC.



I cant say what the lowest is, but I can tell ya what I use, which from 
what I remember, was on the lower end of the spectrum for CPUs decoding 
HD.



AMD XP2100+
768 MB RAM


I dont use XVMC, but I do use libmpeg2.


Tom