[mythtv-users] Cheap frontend for HD

[Stuart Auchterlonie]

On 29/06/15 16:54, Tom Bongiorno Jr. wrote:
> 
> I am so tempted to buy several of these ECS Livas. I want them to be the
> go to solution for a cheap frontend, but the deinterlacer on the Intel
> graphics within MythTV is just not up to par with VDPAU IMO. I found it
> to be a deal breaker.
> 
> Is my understanding correct that the Intel graphics linux drivers have
> VDPAU quality deinterlacer capability, but integration needs to be added
> to MythTV? I may have this wrong. I am no authority about what parts of
> the decoding process are done by the graphics chip or the software.
> 

There is an API within VAAPI which supports de-interlacing in the Intel
hardware.

Sadly nobody has yet written any code to use this in MythTV :(
so you are left utilizing software de-interlacing.


Regards
Stuart Auchterlonie