[mythtv-users] RE: mythfrontend setup for around $300 ??
Allen T. Gilliland IV
alleng4 at yahoo.com
Thu Jun 12 17:45:28 EDT 2003
I actually tried to use gentoox on my first attempt
because that is what I am familiar with. I haven't
fully setup ed's debian yet, but I'll certainly keep
in mind your tips.
If you don't mind ... can you send out your modified
XF86Config-4 file so I can try using some of your NTSC
out fixes.
thx.
-- Allen
--- Justin Waugh <jwaugh at comcast.net> wrote:
> Right now I am recording Mpeg4 at 544x480 with a
> bitrate of about 3000 and I
> have no problems with playback.
>
> Perhaps tonight I'll bump up the res and the bitrate
> a bit and see what
> happens.
>
> It is important to note which framebuffer driver you
> are running, as the
> rivafb one has 2d acceleration whereas the vesafb
> one does not. That may
> impact your performance.
>
> Also you need to make sure you are running X at
> 640x480 and not 800x600.
> Running at the higher resolution will cause tearing
> and stuttering due to
> the scaling involved.
>
> Finally, it might be wise to use a lightweight
> destop manager (i.e. not
> KDE). I'm using blackbox.
>
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