[mythtv-users] X using way too much CPU?

nick ozzy at followthelemur.com
Thu Feb 13 01:01:14 UTC 2003


> That does sound like it's the Xv driver in Xfree doing something in 
> software, when it's intended to be using the video hardware for 
> everything.

This could definitely be it; I've done a bit more research, and it 
looks like the Savage chipset doesn't natively support any YUV modes, 
so they wind up getting translated (slowly) to YUY2 by the driver.  
Yuck.  It might be time to find a suitable AGP card with TV-out.


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