[mythtv-users] HD-PVR playback--high CPU usage

[Greg Woods]

Sorry for the mis-attribution; it was Zach C who made the comment about
not using VDPAU, not Andre.

--Greg

> 
> > >>> No--not using VDPAU
> 
> I've got a system with AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+,
> and I have never been able to get HD-PVR recordings to play back
> smoothly without VDPAU. With VDPAU, it was a piece of cake. With VDPAU,
> I was even able to get an old Celeron-based front end to play back HD
> recordings (letterboxed on an SD TV). So this may depend on how much
> money you have to spend vs. how much your time is worth, and how much
> you enjoy tinkering with the system. You could spend hours playing with
> HD-PVR settings and maybe get it to work, or spend $60 on a video card
> that can do VDPAU and be done with it. 
> 
> Another thing to think about is the output settings of the STB that
> feeds the HD-PVR. Forcing that to be constant removes one variable in
> what the HD-PVR will do.
> 
> --Greg
> 
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