[mythtv-users] CPU usage during Playback of content from HD-PVR

[Steve Heistand]

Brad DerManouelian <myth at dermanouelian.com>, said on Tue Aug 12, 2008 [07:16:49 PM]:
> I'm trying to play back some content captured with a Hauppauge HD-PVR on my 
> AMD 64 X2 4400+.
> I see that I should be able to play back according to this list 
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/HD_Playback_Reports
>
> When my first attempt on F8 didn't work (I wasn't getting audio with 
> ATrpms), I upgraded to Mythbuntu. I get audio now, but still choppy 
> playback at best. Then I bought CoreAVC, installed it and compiled MythTV 
> with the patch for it. I can verified it's being used, but still no smooth 
> playback. I'm seeing dshowserver using about 138% of my CPU and 
> mythfrontend using the rest with pauses about every second.
>
> So I guess my question is can whomever is getting this to work please post 
> your approximate CPU usage so I know what I should expect and then I can 
> try to figure out why it's not working for me.
>

about 60% on an AMD 5600 machine that I happen to be in front of.
no coreavc and a 720p hdpvr recording. xubuntu with svn build of mythtv.


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