[mythtv-users] Attaining Smooth Video Playback with VDPAU

[Jean-Yves Avenard]

On 31 October 2014 08:56, Greg Grotsky <spikeygg.mythbox at gmail.com> wrote:
> I got this working (separate video modes...) but still experienced the
> judder, push-pull, slow n' go and I think I know why. The TV only supports
> refresh rates of 24Hz, 59.9Hz, and 60Hz at a few different resolutions but
> the test video I'm trying to play is 25fps, so it doesn't fit nicely with
> the standard refresh rates. Many of the shows and movies in my MythVideo
> library are oddball framerates from what I've discovered.
>
> I guess I just need to watch standard video formats (recordings) with the
> internal player and use mplayer for the mythvideo stuff.

There's some debate than when the refresh rate isn't supported, rather
than dropping frames to match, we could simply play everything
slightly faster and be super smooth.

that would be as an option obviously