[mythtv-users] Live Playback of HDTV isn't smooth

Steve Adeff adeffs at gmail.com
Mon Jan 2 18:47:41 UTC 2006


On Monday 02 January 2006 13:21, Byron Poland wrote:
> On 1/2/06, Steve Adeff <adeffs at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Sunday 01 January 2006 18:22, Byron Poland wrote:
> > > I've got a backend with 3 hd tuners in it, and a frontend with an
> > > Athlon 2500+ (overclocked to 2700+)  I'm using an nvidia 6200 to drive
> > > a westinghouse lvm-37w1 at 1920x1080, with sound going out via ac3
> > > passthrough.  Recorded programs play back great.  However when I try
> > > watching live tv, (usually sports) things just aren't right.  Audio is
> > > fine, but video is somewhere between smooth and jerky.  Its tough to
> > > describe, but the more you watch it, the more it starts to hurt your
> > > eyes.....  Sometimes it looks like things are going in slowmotion, and
> > > then it speeds up then back down.  Anyone have any suggestions?
> >
> > are you playing back 1080i content? does 720p content make a difference?
> > (it should, 720p requires about 1/3 less CPU and an Athlon at 2700 should
> > be fine for 720p, 1080i is pushing it without XvMC).
> >
> > --
> > Steve
>
> It's usually 720p, because I notice it most with ABC and FOX football.
>  1080i isn't a problem since I'm not doing any deinterlacing, its all
> done on the tv.

deinterlacing being done on your tv... try playing back on a computer monitor.

-- 
Steve


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