[mythtv-users] Apple TV info

[Brad Fuller]

On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 2:59 PM, jedi <jedi at mishnet.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 09, 2008 at 12:35:12PM -0700, Brad Fuller wrote:
>> On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 12:25 PM, jedi <jedi at mishnet.org> wrote:
>> >> >> it's tough for my ATV to do 720p (CBS nightly news) Other HD content
>> >> >> seems to be ok.
>> >> >
>> >> >    What bitrate are you running at? Given what I transcode other stuff
>> >> > to, I've been thinking that the defaults in myth are a little conservative.
>> >> > I'm thinking of lowering it a bit (down from the 9000 default).
>> >>
>> >> I don't know what you mean. This is non-transcoded: straight capture from OTA
>> >
>> >      I thought we were talking about h264.
>> >
>> >      Where are you getting OTA h264?
>>
>>  MPEG2. I have problems with ATV playing back 720p.
>>
>>
>> >      Regardless, you should be able to tell us what the bitrate is.
>>
>> I don't have a recorded program to tell you.
>
>    Perhaps it's a mismatch between the interlacing of the recording
> and of the display. The display on my atv runs at 1080i and it seems
> fine playing HD content at that resolution. Not sure if I've ever
> gotten anything in 720p OTA. It all seems to either be 480p/i or 1080i
> where I'm at.

Try CBS World News. It is broadcast in 720p, at least it is here, at
least it was when I recorded it last.  I'll check.



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Brad Fuller
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