[mythtv-users] XFree86 at 60%cpu when "Use GUI size for playback"

[Robin Hill]

On Mon Aug 07, 2006 at 02:08:40AM -0400, Daniel Walton wrote:

> I'm using a 1080i modeline that has a fair amount of overscan so I use
> the "Use GUI size for playback" option.  This works but I've noticed
> that when I enable this feature XFree86 chews up a ton of cpu, it
> normally spikes up to 60%.
> 
> Is this normal?
> 
This'll be pretty normal, yes - you're making X scale the video output
from its native resolution (1920x1080) to whatever size your GUI is set
to.  This is a pretty intensive process, hence the CPU load.

Cheers,
        Robin
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