[mythtv-users] What to do...

[Brian Wood]

Stewart wrote:
> So, I have a working setup on ANALOG CABLE and I'm exceedingly happy 
> with it.
> 
> But, I got a new HD TV. Output on the new TV is sub-par. I think this 
> has much to do with the output to the TV being NTSC and the TV having to 
> stretch it to fit, so I'd like some advice or thoughts on how best to 
> handle it.
> 
> I've currently got a Hauppauge 150 and a 350.   TV out is through the 
> 350.  This is running on an Athlon 950.
> 
> The native resolution on the new TV is 1366x768.   Can I simply use the 
> video output from the standard video card and change the resolution to 
> 1366x768?  What kind of load would that put on the machine?  It's an old 
> Athlon 950Mhz box.

Without help from XvMC you have just about no chance of playing back HD
with that CPU. Even with XvMC I doubt you will have much luck.

I wish I had better news, but that's pretty much the conclusions of the
folks here.