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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hi,<br>
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thanks for the replys.<br>
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>>What I do is use ffmpeg via a user job to transcode to a lower
resolution since my frontend TV is also only 1366x768.<br>
<br>
Nick - can you give me the details of the your ffmpeg job ? I've got the same
output resolution (26' Samsung LCD TV)<br>
<br>
Given it seems my FE is too slow for live HD decoding I'll have to go the
transcode route<br>
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thanks<br>
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Simon<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 12:29 PM, Nick F <<a
href="mailto:nikos.f@gmail.com">nikos.f@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailquote>On 5/29/08, <b>Bill Williamson</b>
<<a href="mailto:bill@bbqninja.com" target="_blank">bill@bbqninja.com</a>>
wrote:</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 6:27 PM, Simon Allcorn <<a
href="mailto:simon.allcorn@gmail.com" target="_blank">simon.allcorn@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>What I'm after is details on what config changes (frontend
and backend) I can make to give me the best chance of playing this HD conetent
with no transcoding - I'm lead to believe that my FE box is quick enough (if
only just!) to decode this content.<br>
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<b><br>
HD source:</b><br>
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UK, BBC HD (1440x1080i 16:9, H.264 with MBAFF)<br>
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<b>System:</b><br>
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Frontend: P4 <b>2.4</b>Ghz (single core), 1Gb memory , 100Mbit network<br>
Backend: P4 Celeron 515Mb memory<o:p></o:p></p>
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my opinion:<br>
No way is that fast enough. Try a 3400+ dual core athlon64 or the like to
do it with deinterlacing and never dropping frames.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Seconded. I'm led to believe a 2.3GHz Core2Duo is the
minimum to decode BBC HD with the current state of code. My front end is
a Core2Duo 2.1 (which is faster than your P4) and it doesn't quite work (I
get pauses). What I do is use ffmpeg via a user job to transcode to a
lower resolution since my frontend TV is also only 1366x768. Doesn't help
with live tv though. I'm sure as the code gets better the requirements
will drop, but I don't think the P4 2.4 will probably ever cut it.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please do not top post, it
makes things confusing..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Are you using an nVidia card?
If so have you set up XvMC? If so does it impact this at all?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Is there a sample </span>(1440x1080i
16:9, H.264 with MBAFF) video anywhere? I would like to test it out on my new
frontend.<span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
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