[mythtv-users] H265 support

[Mike Perkins]

On 11/04/15 00:22, Michael Wisniewski wrote:
> I really don't have any plans to use h265 for quite some time.  I really
> doubt the cable companies are going to start using it since many of them
> are still stuck on mpeg2.  I also can't see OTA changing that much too, but
> I could be wrong.
>
> I would guess since Myth is mostly for DVR type recordings, I don't think
> it will be well supported.  Another guess is that most of the support for
> h265 within myth would be done outside of myth with an external player.
> Again, these are only guesses and speculations.
>
> If you have a big library with h265, you might want to look at Kodi.  v14
> has it built in (software decoding), and v15 nightlies has it for hardware
> decoding (limited).
>
Remember that mythtv is used in other places round the world than just the US. 
It is possible that some of those other places may begin carrying h265 before 
the US gets around to it. We'd like some support.

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Mike Perkins