[mythtv-users] HDMI over IP
Raymond Wagner
raymond at wagnerrp.com
Wed Sep 16 07:32:01 UTC 2009
Bill Williamson wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Bill Williamson <bill at bbqninja.com> wrote:
>
>> blu rays are 1080p24 at 20-30mbps. On air HDTV is 1080i50 at 12mbps.
>> All they need is a realtime encoder/decoder, which from reading their
>> specs is what is sounds like they have....
>>
>> Not a good solution IMO but it IS a solution.
>>
>>
>
> And for in-building video distribution networks it actually COULD be a
> good solution to be honest
But there's a problem. This connects to the output of existing devices,
so it's going to be progressive 50/60fps or higher. Furthermore,
they're using jpeg, so each frame is encoded individually. A 1080p60
stream at 60mbps (125KB/frame) is well past the point where jpeg starts
visibly artifacting.
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