[mythtv-users] Inexpensive, preassembled, VDPAU-friendly frontends

[Allen Edwards]

On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 8:58 PM, Brad DerManouelian
<myth at dermanouelian.com> wrote:
> On Nov 30, 2008, at 8:49 PM, Allen Edwards wrote:
>
>> OK, so I see I am a couple of weeks behind the times.  I have now read
>> some reviews of VDPAU and see what all the excitement is about any why
>> the possibility of PCI cards and 8x series Nvidia chips.  I also see
>> that MythTV supports VDPAU but it looks like it is still in the
>> experimental (trunk?) phase.  I also see talk of video quality
>> problems when using VDPAU.  Something to the effect of it being fast
>> but the quality isn't there.  I use a projector onto a 10 ft screen so
>> really need the quality to be up there.
>
> mpeg content doesn't look as good with VDPAU but h.264 looks better to
> me.
>
>> Can someone point me to an authoritative source of the state of this
>> for MythTv and specifically when (if it isn't already) it will be part
>> of the standard weekly update in mythbunty?
>
> the -dev and -commit lists are the only real sources of information
> which you should be reading and following anyway if you plan on using
> code currently in development. The last time I checked, there were no
> updated weekly builds of mythbuntu. Not since the move from QT3 to
> QT4. They are still listed on the website, but match -fixed and
> nothing beyond.
>
>> The prospects of using this low power low cost hardware is pretty
>> exciting.  If it is as good as people say, by big powerful myth box is
>> about to become my desktop and myth will be getting something so low
>> in power I won't even feel bad leaving it on all the time.
>
> Exactly!
>
> -Brad
>
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Thanks for the update.  I should have said weekly fixes and not weekly
builds.  Sorry, but you answered my question in spite of it.  Thanks!

Allen