[mythtv-users] First stab at mythtv...

[Joseph A. Caputo]

On Sunday 07 December 2003 23:56, Thomas Fjellstrom wrote:
> On December 7, 2003 09:46 pm, Isaac Richards wrote:
> > On Sunday 07 December 2003 11:38 pm, Thomas Fjellstrom wrote:
> > > On December 7, 2003 09:30 pm, Isaac Richards wrote:
> > > > On Sunday 07 December 2003 07:46 pm, Thomas Fjellstrom wrote:
> > > > > And it didn't go so well.. (I've already spent several days
> > > > > trying to get
> >
> >  it to work...)
> >
> > > > > my all in one front/backend unit is built from the following
> > > > > parts: VIA EPIA M10k Nemiah w/ 256MB ram
> > > > > 80GB Seagate Baracuda 7200rpm (hdparm -t said ~56MBps)
> > > > > 12x LSD-081 DVD
> > > > > Happauge WinTV DBX stereo/radio TV card.
> > > >
> > > > That processor doesn't have anywhere near enough power to do
> > > > analog recording at decent quality levels.  It really needs to
> > > > be a frontend-only
> >
> >  machine, or paired with a hardware mpeg2 recorder.
> >
> > > Then, I doubt my Athlon 2400+ has enough either. (It can't do
> > > realtime MPEG4
> >
> >  as well) So Whats left?
> >
> > Err, a 2400+ has plenty of cpu to do realtime mpeg4.  It should
> > easily be able to handle 2 simultaneous mpeg4 encodes.
>
> um... At what res and bitrate? I couldn't do a MPEG4 file at >640x480
> at real time. maybe 22fps or so, at its fastest.

Then you're doing something wrong... at what bitrate were you trying to 
record, and is DMA enabled on the disk you're recording to?  I can do 
480x480 at 2200bps MPEG-4 with my 1600+.

-JAC