[mythtv-users] Frontend for HD Content question.
Brad DerManouelian
myth at dermanouelian.com
Wed Dec 10 15:45:23 UTC 2008
On Dec 10, 2008, at 7:29 AM, Nick Ellson wrote:
>
> I just added a HDHomeRun box in preparation for Feb's switch to
> Digital
> OTA signals. So my existing MythTV system uses a backend with two
> PVR500's
> and two frontends with nVidia motherboards, specifically with the
> nVidia Corporation GeForce 7050 PV / nForce 630a (rev a2) Video
> display.
>
> When I use the MythTV Tuner to select my HDHomeRun Tuners, I see the
> HD
> content on my HDMI output, but it has a noticable jerkiness to it.
> Frame
> someone I know who recommended this MB for HD content (using it as an
> all-in-one myth system) has no issues so I was wondering if my setup
> probably requires just a bit of tweaking, or if it's the HDHomeRun
> network based stream that may be my issue.
>
> I am looking for some ideas on things I can look into?
You'll want to try different Playback Profiles. Start with Slim since
that works best for a lot of people.
> And, would I be correct in my assumption that to watch HDTV live, my
> Mythbackend is streaming the content from my HDHomeRun to hard disk,
> and
> then re-streaming that file to my FrontEnd for playback?
Yes.
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