[mythtv-users] H265 support

[Saul]

On Sat, 11 Apr 2015 09:36:54 +0100
Mike Perkins <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk> wrote:

> 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.

No kidding. There are other places outside of US? 

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Cheers, Saul