[mythtv-users] Pentium M laptop as frontend for HDTV?
David Whyte
david.whyte at gmail.com
Mon May 5 20:33:22 UTC 2008
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 3:09 AM, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> So I'm looking to replace it. I'm looking at some laptops that have
> Pentium M's, up to 1.8GHz. I know the AppleTV has a 1.0GHz Pentium M
> and seems to do fine with 720p, but not so well with 1080 content, so
> I'm wondering if anyone knows what the minimum Pentium M required to
> smoothly play back 1080i with deinterlacing enabled is (since I'll be
> connecting it to a LCD monitor).
>
I have an AOpen mini PC, with Pentium M 740 (1.73GHz) CPU and built in
Intel 915 graphics.
I don't think XvMC is enabled in the stock Gutsy (mythbuntu) install I
am running on it (although a quick check indicates that it is...
mythtv-user at mythDE-David:~$ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep Motion
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
...) but it is able to run Aussie OTA HD material OK. I think now and
again there is some very minor stuttering but I always attribute it to
server/network slowdowns than anything else. It is definitely very
watchable.
My disclaimer is that since I don't have any HD TVs, I rarely watch
any HD TV, normally my HD recordings are transcoded down.
Regards,
Whytey
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