[mythtv-users] ion configs

[Stephen Robertson]

On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Richard Morton
<richard.e.morton at gmail.com> wrote:
> Here in the UK we dont have many free-to-air HD channels, but those
> that we do have transmit in 1080i, which I gather is unusual as most
> pay-for HD channels are 720i...
>
> As PAL is circa 550 visible lines, 720i is not all that much more than UK SD...
>
> So we have BBCHD BBC1HD and ITV1HD on FreeSat.
>
> I have a frontend which is dual core Atom / ION.
>
> I have to run the frontend with real-time threads enabled for the HD
> content and I use the VPDAU slim profile with all deinterlacers turned
> off... if I even use VDPAU normal profile I get stuttering...
>
> with no deinterlacing playback is under 20% cpu utilisation, if I use
> VDPAU normal it jumps to 40+% and stutters.
>
> except with end credits everything looks great (to my eyes at
> least)... but I was wondering what others use.
>
> R

How much RAM do you have installed?  And how much is assigned in the
BIOS to Video?

Stephen