[mythtv-users] VDPAU update from the front lines, December 2008

[jmk]

On Wed, 2008-12-03 at 17:20 -0500, mikp wrote:
> When i got the HD-PVR in October i read this thread to get the HD-PVR working with my 0.21-fixes. 
> 
> http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2008-October/235030.html
> 
> I have made hundreds of H.264 recordings with the HD-PVR and now its my primary 
> method of recording because of the quality (which compares to HD OTA ) and the fact that the encoding to H.264 is about 1/3 the size of comparable MPEG2.

I'm happy to hear that HD-PVR support via the -fixes patches sounds
pretty reliable. Have you experienced any crashes or other serious
issues which could be attributed to these patches?

I think I may order go ahead and order a HD-PVR and give this a shot. I
was holding off to see if the "PVR Companion" would be a better option,
but I'm gotten bored waiting for it to be released. ;) IIRC, that device
will use MJPEG2000. Is the VDPAU stuff strictly for H.264 or would it
provide the same benefits for MJPEG2000 content?

I currently have an AMD X2 4200 in my Myth box. I'm guessing this will
not be sufficient to decode the HD-PVR files (moving to trunk w/ VDPAU
isn't really an option for me at this point). Looks like I can swap the
processor out for a 5600 fairly cheaply. Anyone know if that would
suffice? I can always add in CoreAVC to the mix to help.  

Joe