[mythtv-users] XvMC - Nvidia isssues?

[Rudy Zijlstra]

Dan Seddon wrote:

>Rudy Zijlstra wrote:
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>>Dan Seddon wrote:
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>>>Justin Hornsby wrote:
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>>>>As for UK HD being MPEG4 - I saw an article in Electronics Times
>>>>recently which stated it as a fact - a fact which is causing people
>>>>concern over how current Freeview receivers will work in future.
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>>>Maybe the two issues are tied to each other - if the bandwidth doesn't 
>>>arrive quickly enough (things never do here) MPEG4 would get more in to 
>>>the same space. It might cause a bit of grief with all the people who've 
>>>bought very expensive "HD-ready" sets though....
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>>Not likely. The TV sets are HD-ready independent of whether MPEG2 or 
>>MPEG4-P10 (H.264) is used, as it is the external STB which does the 
>>decoding. Those sets should have either HDMI or DVI input.
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>I was thinking that they had built in digital recievers, maybe they 
>don't? It would annoy me if I had to buy yet another box having shelled 
>out - the slick minimalism of my flatscreen might feel a bit compromised....
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Some can, most don't. In any case you'll be able to use an external 
STB... Lots cheaper than replacing the flatscreen....