[mythtv-users] Choppy hd live tv playback with HD3000

Mark Johannessen mfjlaw at gmail.com
Mon Dec 19 22:44:19 EST 2005


On 12/19/05, Daniel Kristjansson <danielk at cuymedia.net> wrote:

> The audio can often be addressed by turning on "Extra Audio buffering" in
> the frontend settings, but sometimes requires the purchase of a new audio card.

I was afraid that this might be a hardware problem.  I've tried
turning on "Extra Audio buffering" and no change.  If it makes any
difference, the sound and the video studder together and not
independently (same rate, etc.)

> A Celeron 2.66Ghz should be able to handle 1080i, if you compile specifically
> for it. Download the latest SVN and use:
>   '--compile-type=release --enable-proc-opt --enable-dvb'
> as your ./configure options.

I'm sorry - what is "SVN"?  Does the ./configure relate to a kernel recompile?

> I recommend against using XvMC with nVidia cards for HDTV unless you can't
> get MythTV to work without it. If you do need it, you need to enable it in
> ./configure, and in the frontend settings under:
>   "Setup"->TV Settings"->"Playback"->"Preferred MPEG2 Decoder"

I don't see the "Preferred MPEG2 Decoder" on my system.  Does
./configure relate to a kernel recompile?

I've installed almost everything from scratch using yum and I would
hate to go manual unless absolutely necessary.  For me, it will be
much simpler to ditch an incompatable nvidia and sound card than to go
through another weekend of config hell - which I very likely would
face if I tried to modify the kernel.

On that point, is there a listing anywhere of sound and display video
cards that are known to work with myth and the HD3000, and hopefully
the playback settings in myth to use?

Mark


More information about the mythtv-users mailing list