[mythtv-users] What processor?

[Jim Stichnoth]

On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Jarod Wilson<jarod at wilsonet.com> wrote:
> On Sep 4, 2009, at 12:32 PM, Jim Stichnoth wrote:
>
> ...
>>
>> recommendation for an ION board.  A dual-core Atom version will
>> *almost* keep up with real-time commflagging of the 2 HDHR tuners
>> (better than real-time for SD recordings, and about 80% real-time for
>> HD).  VDPAU is probably required for viewing high-def HDHR recordings.
>
> No, its not.

With the Slim profile, my single-core (but hyperthreaded) ION sees
occasional stuttering on 720p and 1080i recordings.  The "top" program
shows mythfrontend at ~120% CPU utilization and Xorg at ~15%, so I
would totally believe that the dual-core version would handle it fine.

Jim