[mythtv-users] What do I have to do to get HD working?

Marco Nelissen marcone at xs4all.nl
Sat Apr 15 06:44:34 UTC 2006


>>> Whoever said that a P4 3.2 is fast enough for HD doesn't know what
>>> they are talking about.  Get an AMD dual core.  I have a 3800 and it
>>> works well (It replaced a Prescott 3.2 that I used before after making
>>> the same mistake that you just made).
>>
>> Processor-envy aside, a dual-core 3800+ is overkill. I'm using an
>> Athlon64 3200+, and it is sufficient for HD, even without XvMC.
>
>It is only sufficient if you reduce the quality of playback.  A 3200+
>will not be able to deinterlace to 60fps.  This may not be important
>to everyone, but it is quite noticeable on sports, Letterman, etc.

I suppose if your TV only supports progressive, you might need a beefier
CPU. I just play my recordings in their native formats, since the TV
supports both interlaced and progressive input signals.


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