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

[Thomas Fjellstrom]

On December 8, 2003 07:46 am, Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
> 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+.
>

Well, its possible it was a DVD rip @ 720x480 (or there abouts)... If that has 
much to do with it,

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Thomas Fjellstrom
tfjellstrom at strangesoft.net
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