[mythtv-users] HD on SDTV playback question

[Steven Adeff]

On 2/25/07, Paul Bender <pebender at san.rr.com> wrote:
> jason maxwell wrote:
> > I am about to order my HDHomerun and have a question, but
> > silicondust.com seems to be down at the moment.
> > I have one HDTV in the house that will be attached to a myth
> > frontend/backend that can play back HD content. I would like the
> > option of watching recorded HD shows on other TVs in the house as
> > well. Will I need very powerful frontends on the other TVs to play
> > recorded shows, or will an average system be adequate, since i don't
> > need to output the full resolution?
> > thanks,
>
> Most of the frontend's power is used to decode the video. Therefore, the
> power needed depends on the resolution of the content much more than the
> resolution of the display. Of course, by today's standards, a below
> average computer system can decode and display HDTV.

If the other frontends have an FX5200 or better you can use XvMC to do
the decoding if the CPU isn't fast enough.

-- 
Steve
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