[mythtv-users] Re:can we all get together and figure out cpu usage - Please respond

[Cedar McKay]

Dude, you need to be a little bit more mellow. Sometimes everyone in 
the world isn't interested in leaping two footed into solving your 
little problem. Plus this kind of information has been frequently 
posted to the list, so if you really wanted to you could do a little 
list searching. All the information I'm posting here for instance has 
been posted earlier by me on the list.
And yes, I know how to read top.


XP2000
asus Asus A7N266-VM with nic, soundcard and basic graphics (gforce2)
512 crucial ram
180 gig WD 7200rpm drive
antec case w/350 watt antec power supply
Hauppage WinTV Go

got all that for $458 including shipping btw!

I'm using RH8
nvidia drivers
I use an external vga --> tv converter box.
I'm at 800x600 so that I have a fighting chance of reading terminal 
text on the tv, since I don't have a monitor hooked up.


480 x 480 mpeg4
2900 kbps
mp3 quality 6
default everything else

I'm using KDE since I have no reason to minimize cpu since i don't have 
a second tuner.
Mythfrontend < 10%
X <6%
Mythbackend < 37%

Those values are the max I see, and often cruise along at less than 
that.
I always see better than 50% idle.