[mythtv-users] VIA M10000 stuttering video playback

Tako Schotanus quintesse at palacio-cristal.com
Wed Jun 25 18:12:31 EDT 2003


> On Wednesday 25 June 2003 06:40 am, Quintesse wrote:
> > a) I did something wrong while configuring X/VIA and am wasting CPU
> > cycles
> 
> Sounds like this would be the case.  X shouldn't be using 
> that much CPU while 
> displaying in Xv mode.  The via X driver does do some stuff 
> in software, but 
> not all that much -- shouldn't be using more than 5 or 10% 
> during full sized 
> playback.

Hmm that's weird. I'll see if I can found out anything on viaarena.com
or something. Thanks.

> 
> > b) there is a way to make MythTV use a frame buffer (no 
> scaling I know,
> > but full PAL is close enough to 800x600 for me)
> 
> Send in a patch.

Another of those famously helpful suggestions. But if you think it
doable, useful and maybe could even give some pointers as where to start
I might even consider it :-)

> 
> Isaac
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